Meaning of Stress in the Workplace

• Stress is an individual’s response to pressure or demand.
• The strain that an individual is placed under can affect their ability to remember information and can affect their attention span and overall efficiency in the workplace
• Stress is the response of a person's body to anything that requires more action or work from an individual than normal
• An employee is generally referred to as being stressed when they are not able to sufficiently balance the demands of getting work done versus the amount of work that they must do
• An individual's physical emotional response to stress may be debilitating, which could result in lower productivity levels at work
• The strain that individuals experience to meet their daily demands of business may cause them to be stressed and may cause high levels of absenteeism from work.
• Stress may also result in low self-esteem and morale for employees