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QUIZ: What's Your Stress Level at Work?

Instructions: While stress is a normal reaction to life's many challenges, some people experience more than is safe or healthy. And, workplace stress is nothing to be taken lightly. Abnormal amounts of stress decrease your enjoyment of life, reduce your performance, and hinder learning and growth, not to mention the risk it presents to your health. To determine how stressed you are, read the following statements and indicate how often you find your self in these situations. Be very honest.

   


1


I find people can "push my buttons" fairly easily.


2


I put off tasks at work because I don't know how to do them.


3


I put off tasks at work because I find them boring and I don't want to do them.


4


I feel that my contributions at work are not sufficiently recognized.


5


I don't have the authority to get things done that need to be done at work.


6


My work schedule interferes with my personal life.


7


I feel like my coworkers are getting far ahead of me and I can't keep up.


8


I wonder whether I'll ever be able to achieve my career goals.


9


My boss and I don't see eye-to-eye.


10


I find myself daydreaming about how nice it would be to change jobs.


11


I dread going to meetings because I end up with more work to do.


12


My paycheck isn't big enough to cover my bills.


13


My children, spouse or partner complain that I spend too much time at work, and not enough time with them.


14


I don't have the tools/resources I need to get my work done right.


15


My work environment is uncomfortably political.


16


I eat more than I should - or don't eat enough - because I feel overwhelmed by work.


17


I have a hard time falling to sleep at night because I'm thinking about work issues.


18


I worry that I might lose my job.


19


I find myself watching the clock, eagerly anticipating quitting time.


20


I have more work to do than can reasonably be accomplished by just one person.


21


My boss criticizes me unfairly.


22


I deal with difficult, pushy people at work.


23


I deal with irate, explosive people at work.


24


I have trouble getting the cooperation from others to get my job done.


25


I work more than 48 hours a week.



 
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