Posted by pinkeye on April 25, 2005, at 20:38:53
In reply to Stuggling to stay in High-Stress Work Enviroment-, posted by StaciW on April 24, 2005, at 18:45:29
Hi Staci,
100 miles of commute a day must be adding more stress to you than the job does. If there is any way you can work out an alternative arrangment so you don't spend that much time in traffic would be the first ideal thing. Including selling your home and moving to near your work for a brief time - couple of years or renting your own house and renting somehting nearby.If that wouldn't work, talk to your manager about working from home once a week. Some companies do allow that.
If that wouldn't work either, take up a job which allows working from home lot of times in the high tech itself - I know companies like Sun and Oracle allow that. A friend of mine works 5 days a week from home in Sun.
If that also wouldn't work, transition to part time work if possible in the same field - maybe where you work 4 hours per day would be a compromise.
If that alos doesn't work, work only for a few months in a year in the high tech field. Since you are a contractor, it should be somewhat easy to work for 6 months, take a month off, and then do something else during that time, and then work for 6 months again.You could also try some other stress coping techniques like time management, or meditation, or even simply getting up early in the day to allow yourself time to relax.
I also work in such a field and I know how hard it could be sometimes, especially when you go through depression and stuff. It is so higly demanding and it very stressful.
Transitioning to other less stress ful job is a good idea. But the pay may not be as good and it might lead to other stresses. Also if you personality is such that you tend to basically get stressed more than warranted, then a simple job change wouldn't change that.
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