Workplace stress is on the rise and affects hundreds of thousands of people each year. Complaints range from extremely difficult task to being understaffed. A recent article noted that in 2005, Australian employers paid out over $130 million dollars in benefits to workers who made claims for related workplace stresses. Other cases of workplace stress arise from the employee not having a connection to their job, thus lacking passion for what they do or professionals who work directly with people where human error can be fatal, or somehow infringe on a person's civil rights, which in itself is subjective. These professions require humans to be almost flawless, which in reality is an impossibility, therefore heightening the level of workplace stress. Think about that for a moment..... Emergency dispatchers, Social workers, Teachers, Nurses, Police Officers, Fireman, Airline Pilots, Surgeons, and many more all have jobs where there is direct contact with people. These jobs can be exhausting, and the margin of error that is tolerated is minimal at best. Therefore, these careers require an innate connection to the career of epic proportions, which provides the motivation and skill to embrace these arduous tasks as challenges that fulfill them, as opposed to being overwhelmed by the responsibilities of helping people. Otherwise, the daily task of dealing with the stress levels of this magnitude, can be systemic in nature, and thus overwhelming and tiring. So knowing and understanding what you love to do professionally, how far you are willing to go, and how much you are willing to give, is the key to minimizing your workplace stress. Additionally, there are scientific reports that imply that humans are able to transfer the energy from stress, into positive energy that can reverse the stress hormone, and use it to invoke positive reinforcement and sound judgment.
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