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Post by Phoenix84 on May 1, 2014 12:19:13 GMT -5
So, if you had to rate how stressful your job and/or life is, with 5 being the average, how would you rate it? What specific factors make your job/life stressful or stress free?
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2014 12:28:36 GMT -5
My job is probably a 2/10 in terms of stress. There are situations where it can get a little more tense, but it is very few and far between (a handful of incidents per year). I never have an uneasy feeling going into my job and don't mind being here.
My life in general is probably about a 2 or 3/10 in terms of stress. Everyone is healthy, live in a nice area, kids are well-adjusted, don't worry about money, lots of help from family. We're getting busier as the kids get older, but we are really close to everything so it's not a huge deal.
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Post by sesfw on May 1, 2014 12:46:36 GMT -5
I have very little stress but DH is a type A+ personality and feels odd if he isn't stressed. He brings most of it on himself and I have little sympathy.
The slightest twinge of physical change (latest is tummy gurgling) and he asks me if he should go to Dr. Ye Gods, he is 76 and doesn't need me to tell him to go to Dr. If I said yes he would automatically not call so I tell him it's his decision. Right now he needs to call for an eye exam but he doesn't want to be out of driving while waiting for new glasses. His eyes, his problem.
During the fall months he is working with the Art Museum, taking H&R tax classes, and our choir is preparing for the holiday singing season. Of course we are busy. It's something he is choosing to do and it's the same every year. Kwitchurbitchin.
Me? I plan my activities with enough leeway to change at a moments notice. The last time I was really stressed was DH heart attack 2 years ago.
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Post by Tired Tess on May 1, 2014 12:46:53 GMT -5
My f/t job is a 3 but my p/t job was a 10+; that's why a quit. Too many people NOT training me, then rolling their eyes, and allowing customers to think I was stupid.
My finances are causing me stress. I do have a better handle on things after working p/t for 10 months. I got rid of 1 loan, 1 cc, and some small bills.
I'll start looking for another p/t job after the summer. But if something should fall into my lap I'll take it.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2014 12:50:44 GMT -5
My job is probably a 2/10 in terms of stress. There are situations where it can get a little more tense, but it is very few and far between (a handful of incidents per year). I never have an uneasy feeling going into my job and don't mind being here. My life in general is probably about a 2 or 3/10 in terms of stress. Everyone is healthy, live in a nice area, kids are well-adjusted, don't worry about money, lots of help from family. We're getting busier as the kids get older, but we are really close to everything so it's not a huge deal. My natural state is "Slacker" so I have set up my life to be as stress-free as possible.
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Post by haapai on May 1, 2014 13:07:19 GMT -5
The job itself is a piece of cake. The actual physical motions and cognitive skills required to get done what I am paid to get done should be around a 3 on the stress scale. Persons with a high tolerance for boredom and an affinity for math and puzzle solving would probably give it a 2 or lower.
Then there's the people that I work with who don't handle boredom well. My stress levels get twisted up to duct-tape your own mouth shut levels (I don't know how to score that) three nights a week.
In the absence of anything resembling rules, justice, or fair play, I take a lot of that stress home with me where I deal with it self-distructively. Score life-stress at 7 or higher.
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Post by Phoenix84 on May 1, 2014 13:08:09 GMT -5
My job varies. I'd say a 5 on average. I work in a heavily regulated field and my work faces a lot more scruteny than most jobs from regulators within and without, which can be stressful sometimes. I can also be called upon to lead emergency actions, which would be stressful. But there are lengthy periods where there isn't too much to stress me out.
My personal life is pretty stress free. I don't really have any family drama to speak of, and no real social life outside of that to stress me out. I don't really have any money or debt problems, and I'm not really worried about my personal safety in the area I live in. The only stressful things that seem to happen in my personal life are the usual types of things, the car or other stuff breaks down, I lose a contact lense, stuff like that. So maybe a 2.
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Post by Regis on May 1, 2014 13:15:20 GMT -5
When I owned my own company, it was probably close to 11. Now that I've sold it and collect a paycheck every two weeks, it's more like a 3.
Personally, I've got a pretty good life. Stress there is probably a 2. Could go down to 1 after DD18 goes to college in the fall.
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Post by swamp on May 1, 2014 13:16:17 GMT -5
job ranges from 2 to 10, depending on what's going on.
home life is pretty peaceful but very hectic.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 1, 2014 13:20:20 GMT -5
Work it depends. Most days I'd rate it about a 5. It'd be less if I had another person to share the workload with, but since I don't I have to be very organized/on top of things. There are times when it gets to be a 7/8. Like a few weeks ago when the poo hit the fan with a project. It wasn't my fault, they are the ones that dwaddled until NIH decided to audit them, but I was the one that'd be thrown under the bus so the pressure was on to complete things in as fast a manner as possible. And of course that's when my machines decide to leak all over the floor. At home things are pretty stress free. I deal with typical toddler stuff which irritates me to high hell sometimes but I wouldn't call myself stressed. I stopped interacting with my brother so that cut down on the drama significantly. DH can grind my gears at times, but I'd say our marriage is a lot less stressful than it was at the beginning. Most of my issues right now are due to hormones and sleep deprivation. Things that normally wouldn't stress me out become huge problems. I try to take it stride and remind DH to just let me have a tantrum every once and awhile to blow off steam.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2014 13:25:22 GMT -5
My personal life is relatively stress-free.
My job (teaching) would rank as probably an 8.
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Post by sheilaincali on May 1, 2014 13:36:41 GMT -5
Work- depends on the time of year. January- after tax documents are off to the accountant about a 1. September when we have a dozen projects to finish and 5 different PMs are screaming about certified pay reports and crap like that about an 8. On average it's about a 4 or 5 for the most part.
Family- when it's just DH and DS I would say about a 2. When I can't get out of things with my parents/siblings/etc. then it jumps up to a 7 or 8. But 95% of the time it's just DH, DS and myself so very stress/drama free.
I've mentioned before that I have the world's greatest teenager and he brings virtually no drama into his life. He is very mellow and loves school. His friends are all very like minded.
Take this weekend as an example- DH and I want to go to the big annual 100 mile yard sale thing in Red Wing. DS has the MN State History competition this weekend. We were going to cancel our plans but one of his teammate's (and best friends) mom called and said "I'm planning on going to the history competition with the boys on Saturday, does S want to ride up with us?" So the two or three days in which we thought we might have to cancel our completely frivolous plans were the largest bit drama so far this year. And had we had to cancel our plans we would have shrugged and said "oh well, we can go next year" We tend to be go with the flow people.
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Post by zibazinski on May 1, 2014 14:11:58 GMT -5
Right now I'm in the hospital with DF. Been here more than 24 hours with no end in sight, yet. My stress level is insane.
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Post by greeniis10 on May 1, 2014 14:26:36 GMT -5
Uh oh Zib - what happened? Or did you already say and I missed it?
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Post by zibazinski on May 1, 2014 14:28:12 GMT -5
He couldn't breathe. It escalated from there.
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Post by steph08 on May 1, 2014 14:36:31 GMT -5
Work - probably 2/10 on average. Sometimes it's about a 0/10 when everyone is on vacation and nothing is going on, then sometimes it's a 5/10 when a lot of stuff is coming in. But I'm not trying to save the world or cure cancer, nothing is really pressing in my job, so it isn't really stressful. It's only stressful because of the government's lack of contracts/spending and I have to worry about layoffs.
Home life - usually a 2/3 but this past week has been insane, and the next 2.5 months are going to get worse. The truck needed new brakes/rotors, the car needs summer tires/inspection, the truck needs a new back windshield, I had to do a one-hour glucose test, I failed, I had to do a three-hour glucose test, I failed, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, I have to go have a meeting at the hospital, I am on every two week doctor's appointments, I will probably have to have more appointments/ultrasounds because of the diagnosis, we have to go to the eye doctor's, my baby shower is in two weeks and I need to bake cookies and help my BFF finish decorations, I haven't done anything for the baby besides paint the nursery and have carpet put down - no crib, no clothes, nothing. Right now I'm feeling about an 8/10.
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Post by greeniis10 on May 1, 2014 14:37:17 GMT -5
Oh, how scary! Well, my thoughts are with you both and please keep us posted if you can!
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Post by Phoenix84 on May 1, 2014 14:55:38 GMT -5
The job itself is a piece of cake. The actual physical motions and cognitive skills required to get done what I am paid to get done should be around a 3 on the stress scale. Persons with a high tolerance for boredom and an affinity for math and puzzle solving would probably give it a 2 or lower. Then there's the people that I work with who don't handle boredom well. My stress levels get twisted up to duct-tape your own mouth shut levels (I don't know how to score that) three nights a week. In the absence of anything resembling rules, justice, or fair play, I take a lot of that stress home with me where I deal with it self-distructively. Score life-stress at 7 or higher. How do your co workers not handle boredom well and cause you stress? Do they talk too much to you, or what?
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Post by Phoenix84 on May 1, 2014 14:59:21 GMT -5
My personal life is relatively stress-free. My job (teaching) would rank as probably an 8. Don't you miss the "good ol' days" when the kids were stressing you out you could beat them until they weren't stressing you out anymore?
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Post by cktc on May 1, 2014 15:16:47 GMT -5
Hope everything is ok zib.
My stress level is pretty low at work. Probably a 1 most days and topping out around a 6. Usually just depends on the clients, but I work for a family company (not my family) and when the family drama kicks up I become a crazy stress sponge.
Home life is about a 3 if it's just my SO and the cats. One of the cats is in her twilight years so that's the main source of drama. I occasionally overextend myself socially or with family so I try to keep myself in check on that. Dealing with my grandmother alone can be a 10, and my sisters maybe a 5.
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Post by greeniis10 on May 1, 2014 15:19:31 GMT -5
To answer the OP, I am all over the map on this topic. Literally. Sometimes I want to scream if my phone rings ONE more time or if I have to deal with X again with clients or if it is tax season. But then I remind myself that I have a 4 mile drive to work, have lots of non-stressful days, and have other perks that make it very much worth it. Same at home: sometimes I'd like to strangle DH and wonder what I got myself into? And then I remind myself that we are ok financially, we're all healthy, the kids are all self-supporting (which hopefully will remain to be the case!) and we are pretty comfortable. In other words, my rate of stress on both fronts varies by the hour.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2014 15:24:44 GMT -5
My life is a 2. My job is a 9 (special education teacher who has 4 re-evaluations due in the next two weeks)!
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2014 15:26:35 GMT -5
My job and life are not very stressful. Probably around 3 or 4. But I am a type B personality and I cannot handle lots of stress well.
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Post by lazysundays on May 1, 2014 15:43:24 GMT -5
Home life is chaotic but not stressful. Work is more calm, so I get to catch up on finances and online reading here . Overall I'm starting to accept that my life until the girls are older is all about constant time management, and that acceptance is calming me down. About 2 months ago, life felt like a 8-9. Now I'm hovering around a 6. It's a good number. If I go too low too fast OCD and the need to do something all the time starts to take over.
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Post by lexxy703 on May 1, 2014 15:49:26 GMT -5
My job is probably a 2/10 in terms of stress. There are situations where it can get a little more tense, but it is very few and far between (a handful of incidents per year). I never have an uneasy feeling going into my job and don't mind being here. My life in general is probably about a 2 or 3/10 in terms of stress. Everyone is healthy, live in a nice area, kids are well-adjusted, don't worry about money, lots of help from family. We're getting busier as the kids get older, but we are really close to everything so it's not a huge deal. My natural state is "Slacker" so I have set up my life to be as stress-free as possible. Me too!
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Post by Bob Ross on May 1, 2014 15:58:28 GMT -5
Awww. When stress is gettin' you down, just remember...
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Post by cronewitch on May 1, 2014 19:25:07 GMT -5
I guess about a 2. I manage to stress over nothing like this week needed to remember to get a new drivers license, apply for SS and mail my property taxes. I stress over money when I really don't need to. I don't stress over a job because I don't have a job but stress a little about being on time for my volunteer job.
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Post by Cookies Galore on May 1, 2014 19:31:44 GMT -5
Right now work is probably 2/10. I transferred to a different program three weeks ago and I'm being eased into things.
Home life isn't very stressful but anxiety helps make the mundane things that pop up feel monumental.
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Post by raeoflyte on May 1, 2014 20:05:31 GMT -5
Job is probably a 7, but feels like a 10 to me. I'm doing a miserable job of managing my stress.
Home is a 7 too. Trying to pack and organize a move, and I swear the house is trashed every freaking night and I have to put it back together for my sanity so I can work after I get the kids to bed.
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