Latest research tells us that over three quarters of employees work hard to impress their boss.
Everyone strives to please and there is no exception to relationships at work. One of the most important people in life to impress is your boss - they are the ones you have to perform well for, the one who promotes you, agrees to pay rises, does not sack you etc
We are pleased to reveal that sucking up to the boss does not come anywhere near for most.
Among the other options were.... befriending them, avoiding stress, arriving early, helping colleagues.
Did we miss any other ways you strive to impress your boss? Tell us below...
Mental health has become a much talked about subject across the World right now so we have been investigating this delicate field within the workplace and if people felt that mental health had possibly been triggered by certain working situations. With many people working long hours, feeling stressed and struggling to maintain a healthy work life balance it would seem like there could be a link between the two.
The survey asked if people or their friends/colleagues/people they knew had suffered with mental health issues triggered by work related issues. Reassuringly, 70% said no but there were still 30% saying yes, showing us that some working environments may not be right for many. Although the response clearly shows more people stating no, which is great, there is still a large proportion (the 30%) that are suffering, most probably in silence, because of something related to work which could be avoided or addressed. On top of this, we must also account for those who do suffer with mental health issues but do not realise that it is their workplace or job causing it. An interesting statistic according to MIND, the mental health charity found that one in six people suffer from mental health in the workplace.
So, what can we as workers do to try to manage mental health or reduce the potential of it hitting us altogether? Here are some things to think about....
- Take regular breaks and go for a walk to get fresh air
- Create fun social situations with the people you work with, like lunches, drinks, bowling etc
- Listen to music to help you to unwind, de-stress
- Eat healthily and avoid excess alcohol
- Manage the work life balance by avoiding doing too many hours
- Build a to-do list that you can use to make sure you do not become overwhelmed and over-loaded
- Do not leave any problems or uncertainties to brew and always address them with your bosses or colleagues
The MIND website, has some great ideas that we would recommend reading if this is something affecting you. Click here to have a look.
Almost 9 out of 10 people have recently stated that their New Years resolution will be to find a new job. This is a huge number of people that are planning to change their job in the New Year!
People find changing jobs a stressful and pressing time and so it needs some planning and motivation. By making it a New Years resolution, some will find it easier to get themselves into the right frame of mind to actually do it.
Updating a CV/Resume for each job application, researching jobs and companies, working out if it is the right step, preparing for Interviews all take a long of time and energy.
If you are one of the 87% of people who are planning to change their role in the New Year, then we wish you the best of luck. Do not forget, that you can set up Email Alerts on TipTopJob so we can notify you about relevant jobs when they are registered. We also have plenty of career advice on the site to help with many aspects of changing jobs.
Check out the available jobs right here...
A survey
questioning 1000 jobseekers about how they deal with stress at work found that
almost a third of people take a walk to instantly reduce stress at work. 27% of
people revealed that going for a walk was how they dealt with stressful
situations in the workplace.
Second to this, a
quarter of the respondents “treated” themselves. This took the form of treating
themselves with some food they do not normally eat or visiting the shop to buy
themselves something to cheer them up! Who can deny retail therapy to lift the
mood?
Surprisingly
no-one reported reading as a de-stresser, only 10% went out to see their
friends and luckily, only 3% sunk their heads in alcohol after work. 19%
decided to take some time off from work to combat stress and 17% exercised.
Just as stress can
affect people in different ways, handling and dealing with stress also varies
from one person to another. What works for one person, may not for a colleague.
It is about finding what makes you feel good and what reduces your stress and
dealing with it in your own way.
Corinne
Hutchinson, comments, “Stress is rife in today’s busy, complex lives. People
have to work out their limits and find situations that make them feel less
stressed. If not, the knock on effect on individuals can be severe and second
to that can impact on performance at work which nobody wants. We have some
articles in our Career Centre about dealing with stress to help people to get
through difficult times.”
It is National Stress Awareness Day today, Wednesday 4th November.
How do you deal with stress?
It is such a big factor in everybody's lives today that it is good to experiment with different ways to deal with and overcome it.
Do you take yourself off for a cigarette? Have a bath? Meet friends outside of work? Take a day off?
Whatever it is, share with us here. You may be able to give other people who are struggling some ideas on how to cope with the stress of everyday working life.
Our latest survey asked what people felt contributed most to every day stresses at work.
After asking over 500 people in this survey, we found that most people had “too many demands put on them” at work that meant they felt stressed! 25% of responders selected that contributing factor.
The second most contributing factor was “not enough support” of which 22% of the responders chose.
16% selected “the actual role and content of the job”, 14% “not being heard enough”, 13% “relationships at work” and 8% “changes at work”.
The workplace is a stressful one in everyone’s very busy lives where individuals need to make enough money to pay bills and survive in a tough old world. It is interesting to look into WHAT aspects cause stress for most people but this would obviously vary from individual to individual. Our survey has revealed that the most popular cause of stress are the demands we are faced with at work!
What is making you stressed today?