How To Leave Your Stress at Work

The phone rings. An email dings. Your Slack pings. You have a Zoom in five minutes, a deadline in three hours, and you’ll probably have to work overtime to cover for your sick colleague. Of course, you’re stressed! You are probably among the more than 50% of U.S. workers who reports feeling workplace stress daily. For women, the rates are even higher. With the pandemic, the line between work and home became more blurred, and even now those boundaries often feel less defined.

Like most employees, you might feel overwhelmed trying to:

• juggle a heavy workload
• prove your productivity to your supervisors
• manage conflicts with clients and colleagues
• obtain a feeling of job security

These stressors might be contributing to serious concerns, such as:

• decrease in energy levels and effective performance
• mental health decline, such as depression and anxiety
• negative physical manifestation, like sleeping difficulties or appetite changes

Fortunately, there are things you can do to reduce such stress. On a practical level, you can improve your organization and time management skills. However, you can also work on something seemingly less tangible — your mindset. Read more for ideas to help you in both aspects>>