Off work with stress

Harry_Flashman

No, I believe stress is real - well all suffer from it from time to time.

It's how you deal with it that matters and the ultimate question has to be "How much does the OP want to keep her job?"

Emmzi

I think the real question is "how much does the OP value her health."

Keeping_Positive

Harry_Flashman wrote: »

No, I believe stress is real - well all suffer from it from time to time.

It's how you deal with it that matters and the ultimate question has to be "How much does the OP want to keep her job?"

The problem arrives when the time to time becomes constant. Powering through can only work for so long esp if there is no likely change (even a small reduction) to the stressful situation.

Having had severe stress and trying to power through and knowing someone similar it can just make things worse.

OP take the time off now, the fact that you are feeling ok now at home is good. Use it to think of an ongoing stratergy with work. If they are being inflexible have you spoken to HR for assistance if no iternal help then a new job may be best.

I have just had time off and had to get a new job that is less stressful and lower paid however I feel 100 times better. Having the extra money didnt help I just spent badly so my hard DFW work has all gone to pot in the last year.

PM me if you want. xx

Harry_Flashman

Keeping_Positive wrote: »

had to get a new job that is less stressful and lower paid however I feel 100 times better. Having the extra money didnt help I just spent badly so my hard DFW work has all gone to pot in the last year.

This is pretty much what I did last year. I hated my job and detested my small and petty boss.

I sacked it and got a new job that (although similar) suits me, I have a decent boss and my stress levels are much lower.

I wasn't trying to be unsympathetic, merely pointing out how the Personnel dept will view things.

lynzpower

It is well known in occupational health terms that reorganisation and threat of redundancy has a marked impact on workers emotional health and stress that they experience. Restructuring also has this sort of impact.
http://www.lge.gov.uk/lge/core/page.do?pageId=119847#contents-10
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Periods of rapid change can cause stress, what should I do?
It is well recognised in the literature that organisational change is one of the crucial issues which can adversely affect the mental well-being of employees. This is why the Health and Safety Executive have incorporated change as one of the key stressors in their Management Standards for Work Related Stress.

Periods of change will bring uncertainty about the future and employers therefore, need to put in place measures to ensure that staff are supported through LGR. This support may take the form of a counselling service, or help line. Staff may also need medical or other therapeutic interventions should they actually start developing the symptoms associated with work related stress.

It is very important throughout periods of change that staff are kept informed of the changes proposed and the need for them to take place. They should feel engaged in the process and have their concerns and views listened to by managers. Where possible managers should incorporate staff suggestions into the change process.

I take it you have no trade union rep?