What is stress? Is it a perception or a phenomenon? Stress is caused by the innate feeling of being overwhelmed by everyday pressures. Stress affects people differently and the way people cope with it are different. However, the causes for stress are the same and can include increasing work hours/less time off, layoffs creating increased workloads and uncertainty, no control of environment, isolation, and/or unhealthy or uncomfortable work environment. These stressors eventually lead to low morale, anger, exhaustion, and illnesses, which in turn leads to decreased production, high absenteeism, and increased employee turnover.
The stressors in today’s market place have increased to astronomical levels, especially with the events of Septe
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