Do You Have A Demanding Job? Here Are Some Tips To Help You Relax

Posted on Apr 19 2017 - 8:20am by Editorial Staff

Workplaces can be stressful and competitive places. Whether it’s your first day on the job or if you’ve been working in your office for a considerable amount of time, you might feel like you’re sometimes being pushed to the limit both mentally and physically and you’re not getting enough of a reward for your trouble.

Or perhaps it’s the constant itch of competition in the workplace that really grinds your gears. However, unless your employer is willing to listen, there probably won’t be many changes. So in order to stay healthy and look after ourselves, we have to take matters into our own hands. If you want to relax at your demanding job, then here are a couple of tips.

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Refuse overtime

If your employer asks for help, it doesn’t mean you have to oblige. If it’s not part of your mandatory contract, then your employer can’t really say much because it’s outside of what you should or shouldn’t be doing at work. If you can’t take working overtime, then there’s no harm in refusing the offer. Finish the work you’re paid to do first and only do more if you are capable of doing so.

Learn some emergency contacts

To give you some peace of mind, always make sure that you are keeping some important numbers on your phone’s contact list. For instance, accident injury attorneys are great to have on speed dial if you need some human resources advice that the HR department won’t give. Perhaps you’ve injured yourself and your employer is hesitant to allow you to build a case, or maybe you have a union that moderates working hours and other types of information. Make sure you have their number as well so you can ask questions and discuss your rights before reaching out to your employer.

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Take a holiday

If you aren’t taking regular holidays to break up the monotony of work, then you need to start doing so. It doesn’t have to be a fancy holiday to a far away location and it doesn’t even need to be within your city. A small holiday break could just consist of relaxing with your friends and family by a backyard pool—it doesn’t have to be elaborate. When you come back from a holiday, you’ll be surprised at how cheerful your mood has become and you’ll be able to take on the next few days worth of work with ease.

Cut out distractions

If you constantly find yourself with a lack of time to do anything but work, eat and sleep, then it might be time to cut out certain activities from your daily routine. For instance, you might be spending a little too much time with friends in your workplace which result in you always being late with your work, or perhaps you spend too much time on social media with your smartphone instead of actually doing work on your computer. These are innocent cases, but it does highlight that small distractions can add up and turn us into lazy workers which is the last thing we want.

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