Too much Stress at Work

**denzo** · 12th December 2009, 23:04

Too much stress at work -

Boss always piling more and more work on - endless criticism from HQ which is overseas.

Cup is overflowing - yet more gets poured in to do.

People are not delivering ....

Location is good - money is good ...

Working 70+ hours a week plus working at home on BlackBerry and at weekends - hardly see the family .... nearly got dispatched overseas tomorrow until christmas eve with no consideration to family ... Not Good.

The culture of the company is BAD

Now, started feeling tightness in my chest and getting worried .... I'm not even 40 yet

**Morephun** · 12th December 2009, 23:07

is it worth it?wouldn't be if it was me..family comes first m8,well for me anyway

**welshhuw** · 12th December 2009, 23:22

quit now!!!
you'll get another job mate.

really not worth it.

Or just discuss it with your boss if he's a reasonable man.

**rob 2.2dti** · 12th December 2009, 23:26

find another job then quit. after the first heart attack it will be harder to find employment.

**Dose** · 12th December 2009, 23:28

GEt your boss to sit down and have a chat mate and discuss your needs, i am over worked and reasonably paid and thats only a 40 hour week..but as said family first mate.

**Ruperts Trooper** · 12th December 2009, 23:41

Well, that all sounds depressingly familiar.

Be prudent with your spending, don't top-up pension pots any more than you have to but put all the money you can into long-term ISA investments - then retire early, once the mortgage is paid off it's surprising how little you can live on.

I took the plunge and retired at 52 - best decision I ever made in my whole life - my only concern over the intervening years was whether our savings would be too depleted before state pension kicked in, an unneccessary worry as it happens - I can still afford to run a petrol gas-guzzler so all's right with the world!

**gtr1000** · 12th December 2009, 23:57

Originally Posted by denzo

Too much stress at work -

Boss always piling more and more work on - endless criticism from HQ which is overseas.

Cup is overflowing - yet more gets poured in to do.

People are not delivering ....

Location is good - money is good ...

Working 70+ hours a week plus working at home on BlackBerry and at weekends - hardly see the family .... nearly got dispatched overseas tomorrow until christmas eve with no consideration to family ... Not Good.

The culture of the company is BAD

Now, started feeling tightness in my chest and getting worried .... I'm not even 40 yet

Apart from the overseas bit, you sound like a teacher in a secondary school.

Seriously, get out or slow down or you may not see 2010. Charity begins at home, go see a doctor ASAP about the chest pains.

**Diet1985** · 12th December 2009, 23:59

Go see a doc about the pains mate, hopefully its just indegestion.

Although my situation is not the same as yours im currently sick off work due to stress.

Talking with someone helps a ton, maybe that something you could look at too?

**SRimonkey** · 13th December 2009, 00:20

the way i told my supposed boss @ work was to eff off..........my boss is 6 months old an he`s at home......i`m here for him not you.......ya family is way mor important.....i was doin 52 hrs @ work an it was killin me........thank god i smashed my hand to pieces and will probably lose my job but sue the living hell out of em for it..........noting worth killing yaself for mate

**keith1983** · 13th December 2009, 00:35

As said mate go see a doc and try have a word with your boss should be your first steps. I work in Health and Safety and your company H&S rep, advisor, manager etc should be able to give you some info on stress management and point you in the right direction with some help. Well done on admitting it, that in itself is not an easy thing to do.