Why Managers should create a safe, healthy working environment? In today’s time, mental health has become a vital check for every individual. One of the most significant factors that disrupt health is an unhealthy work environment. It’s important for every company to keep a check on their workplace environment for the sake of their employees.
If you are a brand new manager and have a lot on your shoulder, it’s understandable that you would stress out on your employees, but they’re already under immense pressure due to the high workload, demands of their everyday life and job insecurity. Even your constant high expectations can lead to higher amounts of stress that would distract them from doing their job correctly.
The controlling style implied by you as their manager can also affect them significantly. It can stress them out, which in return could even lead to substance abuse. When employees are forced to overwork for their bosses and have no control over their freedom, they can quickly revert to something that for the time being help them relieve their minds. Drugs can be used as an avoidance technique to avoid problems at work. Now, these could be any type of drugs. They could be pharmaceutical drugs for physical symptoms such as for migraines caused by stress or sleep deprivation etc. Stress affects every part of the body mentally and physically, which can cause a number of problems that would lead to medication and employees could abuse that.
Here is what stress feels like:
Stress is a physical altercation of your bodies’ physical functions such as
- Fast heart rate
- Faster breathing
- Heightened senses
- Sweating
- Inability to complete a task
- Panicking
What should you do to avoid stress?
- Talk it out with someone
- Express your concerns with the HR department or your manager
- Discuss with colleagues how to approach a task without getting stressed about it
- If you are physically or mentally unfit, then ask your manager to make changes in your responsibilities
- Balance your work life and leisure time
Just because you cannot deal with your boss or get stressed out quick does not mean that you have to tolerate it. The important thing is that you accept your situation and find ways to make it better for yourself instead of turning towards something that could harm you.
Tips on how to cater to overworked employees:
Handling many employees and getting the assigned tasks done for the day is exhausting. Being in such a position is not easy and requires a lot of leadership and toughness. Apart from being active and efficient in the workplace as a manager, it is your job to create a safe and healthy environment for your employees. So, here is how you can make sure that they do not get stressed out because of your high expectations.
- Give practical task deadlines
- Keep a check on their working hours
- Could you not make them stay late?
- Take feedback
- Communicate with your employees
