As a young working professional, if you haven’t wept buckets, or fought back your tears, or stopped yourself from moving out of the pressure zone. You are blessed by being on an eternal chill pill. The increasing stress levels in offices, often unfold scenes where you can see young girls cracking up or boys losing their cool faster.
Most often they fail to realize that these emotional overhauls could have an adverse effect on their career. A research conducted by a British journal suggests that executive success can be attributed to 2/3 emotional competence and 1/3 of technical capability. This can imply that most employees, who break down due to personal problems or work pressure, are viewed as emotionally unstable.
Mini Sivasan, senior manager of Keltron Finishing School is in agreement and says, “If the breakdown is due to personal problems or work pressure, it could be viewed as a career-limiting event. What’s important is to keep your calm because true professionals don’t crumble under pressure. They just try to sail through it without letting anyone know.”
But for most young girls, breaking down seems to be an easy options as it helps them get through the sticky situations. Radhika K, an ad professional says, “The fact we spend one-third of our life at work, during which we’re constantly put under pressure makes me succumb to tears easily. There are times, when I just crack up, because there seems to be no other way out.”
So the big question is how does one cope and keep one’s head up in these situations? Guruvayurappan, AVP-HR with Omega Health Care answers, “Making friends in your work place and handling situations with diplomacy could be a couple of ways to cope with such outbursts. When there is a nervous build-up, one should step away from the situation. Probably take a brisk walk or opt for a coffee break and come back’
Ajay S, CEO of Colleseum Firm says, “First of all you need to have a clear agenda about your job role and a focused approach about what you want to achieve in your Organisation. One can avoid pitfall when you know what lies ahead and need not succumb to knee jerk habits or a negative attitude which do tend to add to the stress element.” Getting a life is the best bet according to counselors. Sarasawati, a corporate counselor says, “Building a personal network of friends to hang around with and family support helps one cope with and family support helps one cope with a stressful work environment.”
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