Possible causes of work place stress

1. Excessive Workload
   – Long hours
   – Unrealistic deadlines
2. Micromanagement
   – Implies lack of trust
   – Disturbs the team dynamics
   – Creates negative work environment
3. Job Insecurity
   – Fear of layoffs
   – No job stability
   – Both these , foster anxiety
4. Role Ambiguity
   – Lack of clarity about roles leads to confusion and frustration in the employees.
5. Poor work-life balance
   – leads to BURNOUT
6. Interpersonal Conflicts
   – When disagreements are not dealt with in a healthy way, it leads to strained interpersonal relations and interactions at the workplace.
7. Lack of support
   – From colleagues and management leads to excessive burdening of workload on the employee.
8. Toxic work environment
   – Bullying
   – Demeaning by seniors
   – Office politics
   – Harassment
9. Inadequate Compensation
   – Lack of recognition and acknowledgment
   – Underpaid employees
   – Under valued

Anyone or multitude of the above mentioned factors can lead to stressful work conditions for employees that leads to mental health problems for them . It also indirectly impacts the overall quality of the organisation.