Workload stress
Sometimes we can feel a significant amount of stress about our workload but worry about bringing it up to our leader because:
- Many colleagues are managing a similar amount of tasks
- We’re afraid our leader may see us as unqualified
- Having the conversation could impact future opportunities at work
- Our leader may dismiss our feelings
Workload reflection and discussion
The alternative to having the conversation is that we may continue to work at the same pace and become chronically stressed and risk burnout.
This workload reflection and discussion tool | 287 kBOpens a new website in a new window can help you dig deeper into the issue, reflect on the underlying causes of your stress and explore solutions that will support success at work.
This tool can be used in a variety of ways:
- By any employee on their own, to privately review their current workload situation and the impact it may be having on their success and well-being.
- By any employee, to prepare for a discussion with their leader about workload or work stress.
- As a collaborative discussion between a supervisor and employee, to develop solutions to workload stress.
Task improvement
If your workload stress is coming from being unable to complete a task as efficiently as you’re expected to, you may want to use the task improvement worksheetOpens a new website in a new window to consider what you’re doing now. By completing this, you may gain insight into what you could do differently, or you could use it to start a conversation with a co-worker or leader who’d help you consider alternative ways to make your job easier.
Dealing with a stressful boss
If the work stress is about how you’re being judged or managed, you may want to review Dealing with a stressful bossOpens a new website in a new window, which offers a variety of tips of strategies to understand different management styles and ways to make it easier for you to work for them.