The #1 Cause of Work Stress
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Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:i bet u feel stressed just reading tt.
-shake head- tt was holiday time at my student centre for u. previous job.
100 kids squeezed into close quarters going insane during holiday time
is notttttttttt a nice place to be.
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my no.1 work stress...
is trying to stay awake during work...
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x2Originally posted by GHoST_18:my no.1 work stress...
is trying to stay awake during work... 
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To be fair, not all female-dominated work places are like thatOriginally posted by Rhonda:
Try working in a female-dominated workplace!
It's hell, I tell ya!!! It's sheer torture on earth!! Imagine all the PMS and menopause and perimenopause and pregnancy hormones... all raging in one hot cauldron!
Explosive, I tell yer! Extremely detrimental to one's overall health and well-being!
My previous job in Singapore was good, we all understood each other & worked well together 
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Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:nothing compares to kid noise.
kids crying cos there was an argument/fight
kids arguing cos they both want the same toy
a billion kids trying to ask you a question
and ALL want your attention at the same time
the kettle is boiling, the phone is ringing
and one kid pulling your shirt cos she's got a stomachache
and need medicated oil NOW
or possibly a small cut, and need plaster NOW
and suddenly you hear another two kids shouting
asking the rest to SHUT UP cos its too loud
and all the rest responding by shouting back "YOU SHUT UP YOURSELF LAHHHHHH"
All this happening at the same time.
typewriter, modem, office noise? Blah Blah.
Kindergarden teacher? -
oh my gosh...what is the working hours like!!!Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:i bet u feel stressed just reading tt.
-shake head- tt was holiday time at my student centre for u. previous job.
100 kids squeezed into close quarters going insane during holiday time
is notttttttttt a nice place to be. -
Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:nothing compares to kid noise.
kids crying cos there was an argument/fight
kids arguing cos they both want the same toy
a billion kids trying to ask you a question
and ALL want your attention at the same time
the kettle is boiling, the phone is ringing
and one kid pulling your shirt cos she's got a stomachache
and need medicated oil NOW
or possibly a small cut, and need plaster NOW
and suddenly you hear another two kids shouting
asking the rest to SHUT UP cos its too loud
and all the rest responding by shouting back "YOU SHUT UP YOURSELF LAHHHHHH"
All this happening at the same time.
typewriter, modem, office noise? Blah Blah.
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My number 1 stress still the deadline... I am working in the IT industry and if the deadline is tight, the programmers have to work until very jia lak, damn stress... The same project, if given a satisfactory or generous deadline would have caused less stress and better work most of the time.
In IT, if the programming is done in a rush, more often than not it ends up with alot of bugs and problems, which happens that the programmers will actually spend more time than not to fix those bugs. I am speaking from an honest point of view, based on my experience, sometimes because of rush projects, the time taken to actually complete the project and fix those bugs ends up 3 times longer than if the project was given ample time to carefully plan and code the project in a relaxed manner.
Also, my stress comes from newbie programmers or project leaders. Instead of solving problems, sometimes they ARE the problem. An expert programmer can outperform a newbie programmer by work efficiency of 5 to 20 times, believe it or not. But sad that expert programmers here earns not more than 2-3 times a newbie programmer. -
here's mine...
people really really high up.. who cause a lot of trouble because of their ivory tower syndrome, because of their lack of moral courage, because of their outright stupidity and incompetence...
what is simple, becomes unreasonably complex..
what should be thrown out, is protected like their very immortal souls depended on it...
what should be kept and protected, is thrown out like decomposing trash.. -
Oh I forgot to add, besides all the noise pollution, you need to keep one eye on the kid talking to you (cos it is really important to them), and another eye swerving around like mad-eye moody to catch them doing possibly dangerous terrorist acts like trying to poke their friends' eyes out with mechanical pencils, slamming each other in the head with their school bags, and etc...Originally posted by I_am_PeTe_Parker:oh my gosh...what is the working hours like!!!
I resigned from my previous job and did a almost-one-year sabbatical working part time in those Today afterschool care - which comprises of kids from Primary 1 - Primary 6. To be fair, my kids are really lovable and most of the time I look forward to work every morning.
But during the holidays when a few of us need to look after ALL the kids from both morning and afternoon sessions, it was like being in the middle of the war zone. Plus during hols, usually I work full time 8 - 5, also inclusive of taking them on excursions too.
But if you ever feel the urge for feeling like you wish to experience a whole gamut of careers at once: admin staff, bouncer, law enforcer, teacher, cook, maid, justice of peace, clown, psychologist, counsellor, mafia boss, sheepdog, and sometimes, JUST sometimes, a ray of sunshine in a little kid's world, You might wanna consider that as a career. -
being a teacher to children..
here's a gag...
well, the teacher passed on and went to the other side...
he was a shy man... after 2 weeks, he decided to pluck up enough courage to speak to the next soul beside him...
"hey.." said the teacher
"hello.. you're new here" replied the other soul
"uh huh.. getting to know this place" stammered the teacher
"so, what do you think?" asked the other soul
"it's nice here.. everyone minds their own business, it's quiet, peaceful, no hyperactive children screaming and running around, you don't have to yell at them, you don't have to look out if they are trying to kill each other... Heaven sure is a nice place..." said the teacher..
the other soul looked at him and uttered: Uhh.. buddy.. this is HELL! -
hahahah.. that's dammm funny!!! yes yes.. it does feel that way sometimes. But I remember when I left... and my little kids came over for a goodbye hug.. it's hard not to love them... cos they give their love very easily too... and are so vulnerable in that way. Still working w kids though.. its addictive... every day is a new learning experience... So I guess the possibility of a peaceful afterlife regardless of where I end up is a Job Benefit!
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yeah..
to me, thankfully, i don't have to work with children..
however, i work with grown-up children.. they're infinitely more evil and terrible... we usually call them "Senior Management" -
Ya deadlines can kill. Prev job was graphic designer so ... deadlines are.. lines that you DIE if u cross over them. Once during a particularly stressful period, my eyesight just deteriorated from too much moniter staring. *snort* that's why I left the job... don't see the point of life when living is sitting in front of the same bloody moniter, looking at the same bloody software, from job to job and the differences between the lines and the colours start to blur after a while....Originally posted by DailyFreeGames.com:My number 1 stress still the deadline... .
(of course, an unappreciative boss always helps when it comes to career changes)
Take the leap! improve your quality of life! -
That is so true.. first thing I learn working with my 8 year olds are that ... strangely they remind of of ADULTS I know. The way they handle things, the things they say. And I realise we never really grow up. We just hide ourselves better.Originally posted by the Bear:however, i work with grown-up children.. they're infinitely more evil and terrible... we usually call them "Senior Management" -
Myself...
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Eh... and what do you do to yourself that's so stress-inducing?Originally posted by breytonhartge:Myself... -
I thought it is due to work itself