Is Work Pressure Becoming Too Much Lately?

Taro Milk Tea on 31/08/2022 - 10:27
Last edited 31/08/2022 - 12:32 by 1 other user

Reading this article today, and it ripped my heart.

I once also work in a company where it put so much pressures to the employees in terms of deadline, management's expectations and unfair treatments. It became too much for me that it impacted my mental health, which made me resign within 6 months.

Such a shame that these days, people actually live to work rather than work to live. More pressures now added because of many factors: inflation, COVID and etc.

Unfortunately, this is probably not the first time we hear this kind of news, but this needs to be taken seriously. Mental health is not a joke, big companies need to stop being too greedy about their numbers and start paying more attention to its employees wellbeing.

What do you guys think about this situation? What needs to be done to prevent this to happen again?

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    Jolakot on 03/09/2022 - 13:59

    +1

    You'd have a point if they didn't keep making more jobs into high pressure jobs

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      Aneurism on 10/09/2022 - 20:44

      So why not just start a new business and make all the jobs low pressure? It sounds so easy.

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  Korban Dallas on 02/09/2022 - 23:05

  +1

  I hope this isn't investigated internally. Seems like people are already BS from the article saying she had too much.

  If someone is responsible I hope the company and management get the book thrown at them.

  I can't say I have had been pressured into working hard. Management are happy for me to do what I want.

  I am an efficient and hard worker but that's just me.

  In saying that I never work more then 38 hours a week but probably output 50 hours work compared to your next average employee. I tend to wind down on Fridays but occasionally need to push it to get things done by the week.

  What I need to start doing though is taking full lunch breaks every day. Bad habit I have developed.

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  exit on 02/09/2022 - 23:26

  +1

  The accounting industry and audit in particular is awful

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  baskinghobo on 02/09/2022 - 23:59

  +1

  Unfortunately jobs are becoming more cut throat. The only way to deal with a cut throat work environment without overworking yourself is to play the game. But to play the game well you need to have good people skills and be able to befriend people easily because if people like you then they are more likely to make things easier for you. So I've come to accept that as long as I don't have those skills I will always have to work a bit harder than those around me if I want to be treated with some respect.

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  wtfnodeal on 03/09/2022 - 00:07

  +2

  Welcome to the new world of slavery. It is not new by the way, just the ones on the top of the slavery chain know how to keep those in the middle and bottom of the chain under control and yet doesn’t make them feel or know they have in fact been enslaved.

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  digitalbath on 03/09/2022 - 08:48

  -4

  If works too stressful then you need to learn how to cope or get a different job.

  Why can’t people handle stress these days?
  Everyone is so acopic.
  But at least all the anxious, depressed and stressed out people are keeping me in a job.

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  HunterOzBargains on 03/09/2022 - 14:28

  +2

  @Taro Milk Tea,

  Thank you for sharing your experience. Whilst it is sad to hear that you were exposed to that level of stress, it is great to hear that you were able to identify that the issue was the workplace and was able to leave on your own terms. Furthermore, it is great to hear that you have opened the lines to fellow Ozzies about this topic, as it is close and dear to my heart.

  Most people I speak with, experience a level of stress that appears to be prevalent in medium to large and large corporation. Often, it is to do with a combination of understaff, underpay, underappreciation, underskilled management, underresourced, a culture of bullying/harrassment, and unreasonable expectation.

  My own experience has been quite taxing on my. I am currently a sole trader and i'm thriving. I'm grateful to have this opportunity that many dont. However, in order for me to have found this opportunity, I suffered multiple burnouts and bullying and harrassment at my original place of employment in which I had been there for over 6 years. My mental health was so bad, I took stress leave, then moved on. 6 months later, the persisting mental health troubled me so much, I had to quit my new job (which I was doing extremely well in) and go on Workers Compensation.

  With a whirlwind of surrounding myself with a supportive psychologist and GP, i was lucky enough to return to employment within 2 months. But those 2 months were the darkest times of my life.

  I would encourage people who are facing these types of adversities to engage in speaking with Psychologists, EAP, friends and family, and self-reflecting on your values and goals. Does the workplace align with your values and goals? Often, that job isn't the most important thing in your life, the people are. If the job is taking you away from living your life to the fullest, it's time to re-evaluate.

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    HunterOzBargains on 03/09/2022 - 14:32

    For anyone interested, there is no workers compensation medical diagnosis for workplace burnout. ICD-10 acknowledges burnout syndrome. But a syndrome is a cluster of symptoms. There is no formal diagnosis. Furthermore, in DSM-V, there is no acknowledgement.
    Hence, you may be looking at something such as an adjustment disoder-like diagnosis.

    I predict that with time, workplace burnout may be more recognised as it becomes more prevalent and more discussed in mainstream society.

    There is emerging literature and research on this, but it will take time.

    If you believe you're experiencing burnout, speak with your GP.

    There is a great book by Dr Gordon Parker from Sydney - https://www.amazon.com.au/Burnout-identifying-burnout-pathwa…

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      iridiumstem on 03/09/2022 - 17:40

      +1

      It sounds like you've been through a lot, and I wish you well in your current employment. I just wanted to say that.

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        HunterOzBargains on 03/09/2022 - 18:21

        +1

        <3 Thanks! It is going exceptionally well :)

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  Drakesy on 04/09/2022 - 02:21

  +1

  I also remember talking with a mate who would work in emergency as a senior registrar/doctor

  He wasnt allowed to log the additional 2-3 hours a shift as they "didnt have the money"
  When i asked him why it was basically because it was industry practice and if you didnt play the game you werent promoted.

  Methinks the overarching factor behind this is the fact that there are too many people vying for the same jobs and businesses dont like paying more money.

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  hawktalk on 04/09/2022 - 09:09

  +1

  I have a love/hate relationship with my job. I enjoy the tasks I do but acknowledge it can get tough at times (for a while the bad days used to fall on a particular day…. so they became Terrible Tuesday's lol).

  When you get in a workplace rut, it's very difficult to get out of it. I find myself bogged down a lot (workload + weight of expectation) and a lot of the time it's internal rather than actual fellow employee/manager opinion.

  I got where I am by working hard, this creates jealousy among others (usually the slackers/casuals, that want more hours but dontwant to put in the work or are constantly unavailable when needed).

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