Too Much Stress Can Kill

Burnout and stress are common in New Zealand workplaces. Often people are told they should be grateful to have a job, and they feel forced to work longer and longer hours to pay the bills. 

If this is you - stop!

Some work stress in inevitable, and there will be times when it may be more than other times. That’s normal. But when the demands become too great, or they go on for too long, you need to stop and consider if you should be putting up with that level of stress. Your family would rather have you alive and not stressed to the max, than dead from a heart attack, or severely depressed, as a result of trying to cope with an impossible situation. It’s just not worth it.

If workplace stress is getting too much, your employer has an obligation to you to help, and if the situation just won’t get better then a exit negotiation and going to a better job is usually the best alternative.

For an interesting article on the effects of workplace stress click here:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10808621