See the information below and see if you "line up" with any of the issues that people called out as causing stress on the job.
Many workers are coming back to the office today after a long holiday weekend which makes this story from the Wall Street Journal even more timely: Sunday Night Is the New Monday Morning, and Workers Are Miserable. The article cites "workplace creep" as the primary issue — chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.
Robert Half has conducted a recent survey that supports these findings:
- 34% of workers in Seattle reported having the "Sunday Scaries": anxiety felt Sunday night before the start of the work week.
- This compares to 39% of workers nationally.
- Ranking first was Sacramento at 51% — Los Angeles ranked second at 49% — Tampa ranked lowest city with worker "Sunday Scaries" at 31%.
- Heavy workloads or project deadlines — 29%
- Having a challenging relationship with their manager — 24%
- Not liking their job duties — 21%
- Conflicts with coworkers — 15%
I can tell you that what was always demotivating for me was this one:
- Having a challenging relationship with their manager — 24%
Fortunately I've only had two or three leaders who I found challenging out of dozens of bosses I've had over the years.
Debbie Lazo shared the information above.