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"Frank, do you have a stapler? Do you
have a staple-remover? Do you have a correction marker? Do you have bond paper?
No, not this one, I want the A4-size paper! Do you have printer toner? The
printer says toner is very low. What
is the password of the copy machine? Why is there a password to this machine
anyway?" Some people thought that my table was a one-stop shop and I
was the custodian.
It was a bit late when I realized that
having a desk near a printer and a photocopy machine could be stressful.
Sometimes while concentrating on my tasks
with a “do not disturb” look on my face, I would feel my monitor shake as if
there were an earthquake. My desk was so close to the machines that people
would accidentally elbow my monitor.
It was the busiest place in the office
most of the time. Some would even stay there for a couple of minutes and chat
as if it was a coffee lounge.
Though I managed to ignore them most of
the time, I still felt stressed out and distracted from my work. Sometimes I
would find my desk littered with piles of crumpled paper. What was I, a garbage
collector?
When the naughty side of me kicked in, I
would hide the stapler in my drawer to try to show them that I was not a
one-stop National Bookstore! Sometimes when the office became very noisy, I
would take my laptop and work outside or in an empty conference room.
Stress is part of our jobs. Your boss
can be a little too demanding, your direct reports can be stubborn or your
co-workers can be self-centered and sometimes insensitive to your
needs. The monotony of your job, the people around you, or even the
physical environment can trigger your stress. Work and stress are
inseparable.
Sometimes it’s not what you do that drains
your energy. You cannot eliminate or control some of the things that cause you
stress. But how you deal with them makes all the difference.
You need to give yourself a break from what causes you stress. Hide the stapler if that's what you need, unless you're the official stapler provider in your office. Don't take stress too seriously.
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