A Mentor Can Help You Overcome Anxiety, Grief, & Bullying

A Trusted Mentor Can Help You Overcome Anxiety, Grief, and Bullying In The Workplace

If ever there
was a time to consider working with a trusted Mentor, it is now. Since the economic
downturn of September, 2008, workplace distress is on the rise.

The Situation

Today’s workers
find themselves in an atmosphere of workplace insecurity and insistence on
increased productivity. Add to this the stresses of difficult supervisors,
over-expectant work cultures, and workplace bullying, and you’ve got a lot for
a worker to handle.

It is no
surprise that today’s workers are looking over their shoulders at every
moment. They have seen their
organizations lay off co-workers and are wondering if they will go next.

Experts have
been weighing in on how this affects the workers that remain.

HR consultant,
Nancye Combs, says that remaining employees actually go through a grieving
process when co-workers are laid off unexpectedly. She says that sudden change
can create insecurity and fear.

The truth is
that not only are the remaining workers scared of being next in line for
lay-off, they are often doing even more work and feeling less appreciated than
ever.

It is no surprise then that workplace anxiety is on the rise. In a recent
study reported by Ken Blanchard, when asked how much economic anxiety is
present in today’s workplace, over 1000 employees responded this way:

Severe and High Anxiety in the Workplace: 29%
Some Anxiety in the Workplace: 56%
Low or No Anxiety in the Workplace: 15%

One can
imagine that workplace bullying is reaching all time highs, too.

Bullying is
defined as