| If you opt to become a police officer, a fire | | | | forever. They are resistant to change or |
| department person, or work with explosives, you | | | | modernizing. The secretary is still using a |
| probably expect that stress in some form will | | | | typewriter instead of a word processor. The |
| come with the job. However, in other types of | | | | carpenter is denied even an electric screw driver. |
| jobs stress can come from many sources. | | | | This makes the job longer and harder, which |
| 1. Overload. With too much work and too little | | | | causes frustration, which causes stress. |
| time, stress is inevitable. This may be either a | | | | 5. Cranky boss. One of the most common |
| permanent or temporary situation. If temporary, | | | | sources of job stress is a mean boss. He or she |
| you can probably cope with it. If permanent, tell | | | | belittles the employees under them, ignores their |
| your supervisor it is too much. If that doesn't | | | | complaints and has no compassion for their |
| bring results, consider looking for another job, as | | | | problems or their well being. This type of job |
| stress builds with repetition. | | | | stress can range from indifference to harassment. |
| 2. Noise. Few jobs are located next to a junk | | | | 6. Obnoxious co-worker. The obnoxious |
| yard or a sound stage where bands with | | | | co-worker is usually loud, with a raucous sense of |
| strange-sounding names are rehearsing. If you are | | | | humor. He or she sees humor in ordinary |
| unlucky enough to work in such a deafening | | | | situations and laughs inappropriately. |
| environment, stress can be unbearable. | | | | Another type of co-worker who causes stress is |
| 3. A messy environment. If you were raised in a | | | | the one who takes credit for your successes and |
| normal environment but your workplace reminds | | | | blames you for their mistakes. |
| you of the city dump, it can be stressful. The | | | | Unfortunately, most of these sources of job |
| toilet is plugged up, the broken window hasn't | | | | stress are not apparent before you are hired, but |
| been replaced and you have to avoid puddles | | | | come with the job. They usually catch you by |
| wherever you walk. | | | | surprise and turn what you thought would be a |
| 4. Obsolete equipment. Some small companies | | | | great job into a nightmare. |
| have been doing the same job the same way | | | | |