stress issues with work.
Discussion
Hello all.
My partner has been working for a company for over 13 years.Mostly enjoying her time there.The last 2/3 years has seen the company increasing its workload for the staff (said company is in profit by the way ).Results of which have been for my partners close work colleagues suffering from alot of work related stress. Over the last 12 months i have noticed an increase in stress with my partner, but its never been an issue as it has been quite short lived.Well that was the case until recently !
To cut along story short,my partner had a breakdown.
Now since then,she`s not been back to work (1 month)been seeing a cousellor,things are on the up
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Now in a ideal world i would get her to resign straight away,but we have to many bills to be paying.And finding a new job at the moment is not going to be easy.And why the hell we suffer,due to bad management from the company.
So i guess the question i`m looking for the answer to is ,what help can she expect the company to do to help her manage her excessive workload so she can continue in her role ? Does she have many rights ?
The company does have a reputation for not being that simpathetic to stress !
Thanks
My partner has been working for a company for over 13 years.Mostly enjoying her time there.The last 2/3 years has seen the company increasing its workload for the staff (said company is in profit by the way ).Results of which have been for my partners close work colleagues suffering from alot of work related stress. Over the last 12 months i have noticed an increase in stress with my partner, but its never been an issue as it has been quite short lived.Well that was the case until recently !
To cut along story short,my partner had a breakdown.
Now since then,she`s not been back to work (1 month)been seeing a cousellor,things are on the up
.Now in a ideal world i would get her to resign straight away,but we have to many bills to be paying.And finding a new job at the moment is not going to be easy.And why the hell we suffer,due to bad management from the company.
So i guess the question i`m looking for the answer to is ,what help can she expect the company to do to help her manage her excessive workload so she can continue in her role ? Does she have many rights ?
The company does have a reputation for not being that simpathetic to stress !
Thanks
I'm going to play devil's advocate here.
Sometimes, people who have worked for an organisation for a long time, find it difficult to adapt to change.
We have this issue at work at the moment. It is causing enormous stress.
We have new people who are really enjoying their work. We also have (really good people) some staff who are finding it extremely difficult to adapt to change.
As I say, I am playing devil's advocate, but it might be worth further investigation.
Good luck.
Don
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Sometimes, people who have worked for an organisation for a long time, find it difficult to adapt to change.
We have this issue at work at the moment. It is causing enormous stress.
We have new people who are really enjoying their work. We also have (really good people) some staff who are finding it extremely difficult to adapt to change.
As I say, I am playing devil's advocate, but it might be worth further investigation.
Good luck.
Don
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k the company. Her, and your, sanity are far more important than their business.The best - speaking from experience at my last company which handled this sort of thing quite well - is to start back on reduced hours if possible and then build back up, gradually adding the original stressors until she reachs a level she's happy with.
Before she starts back, make sure she some form of back to work interview, where between her and the company they decide what an appropriate workload is. Obviously some elements of a Job are more stressful than others.
She should prepare for this by listing all the things that she considers to be the major stressors in her life and agree with the company what she can off-load. She should also ask for weekly reviews of her workload, which, if she is coping well, then get progressively less frequent.
Some people do sit on stuff, so you need to make sure that she talks to the company ASA things start to become a problem again.
A good clinical psych can also help with some coping strategies.
Before she starts back, make sure she some form of back to work interview, where between her and the company they decide what an appropriate workload is. Obviously some elements of a Job are more stressful than others.
She should prepare for this by listing all the things that she considers to be the major stressors in her life and agree with the company what she can off-load. She should also ask for weekly reviews of her workload, which, if she is coping well, then get progressively less frequent.
Some people do sit on stuff, so you need to make sure that she talks to the company ASA things start to become a problem again.
A good clinical psych can also help with some coping strategies.
grumbledoak said:
Just never forget that they'll be looking after their own interests. As should you be.
True, but just telling them to f8ck off is likely to get you a P45, rather than sympathy.I get alot of hassle, some of it unreasonable in my line of (city) work, and i pretty much tell them 'i'm off by X'o clock etc. sorry. {insert some optional sarcasm}' and just push back a bit which is the more reasonable thing to do IMO.
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