We all have our days, right? You wake up in the morning and make the decision to take a sick day. You have those personal days too, better take a long weekend. Vacation time? Take it!

But have you even taken a day off because you were stressed about work?

According to The Grapevine, “The Absence Management survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Simplyhealth…identifies a 50% increase in stress-related absence in the public sector, where uncertainty surrounding organizational change and the stability of the economy is making an impact, as job insecurity is a more common course of stress, up 14% from last year to 24% this year.”

You would think that being stressed about the security of your job would force you to NEVER take a sick day, displaying perfect attendance showing that you are a dependable and reliable employee.

To overcome stress at the workplace we recommend:

  • Take long walks on your lunch break
  • Realize that you are not alone and that you work with a team that may often feel stressed too
  • Not all days are bad, take time to reflect on great work days where you completed a project or task and were praised for it

How do you rise above stress in the workplace?