Have you ever been "told off" by your boss and laughed out loud? Do you get upset? Embarrassed? Disappointed?
Our latest figures have found that almost one third of people actually take the comments given by their boss (when being "told off"!) on board. Not only does this reflect a sense of respect towards the boss, but it shows that the staff actually value the bosses opinion, even when they are getting into trouble.
A telling off from the boss only makes a very small number of employees upset luckily, a total of just 6%. We hope that this small percentage relate to those more emotional beings or those who takes things to heart. 12% felt disappointment, especially if the individual really respects their boss. 16% want to laugh aloud. 18% feel embarrassed by the telling off, especially if it is done publicly and in front of colleagues.
Finally, 21% actually take it on the chin - we wonder whether this proportion of employees get "told off" regularly and are used to either the bosses way or the fact they do deserve a slap on the wrists :)
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.”