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| Title: | The Digital way of working |
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| Moderator: | QUARK::LIONEL ON |
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| Created: | Fri Feb 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5321 |
| Total number of notes: | 139771 |
105.0. "Stress Test for Digital Employee's." by NONAME::MAHLER (Michael) Thu Apr 17 1986 15:04
I am working on a project to determine the level
of stress in the Programmer/Engineering environment
within the industry. Would you please help me to do
this by answering the following questions as honestly
and open as you can. The information you provide will
be kept confidential. I prefer if you use
REPLY/EDIT since it will facilitate my printing it out
in a nice format. Please, I need as many samples as possible
so if you can not reply because of some reason, please
let me know.
These are simple Yes and No questions:
Yes No
Does your work involve a responsibility
-- -- for other people ? Or does it involve
responsibility for things which Affect
the well being of others ? (IE: Without
your work, someone else would suffer.)
-- -- Is there a continual flow of pressure
in your job ?
-- -- Does your work involve substantial
interfacing with the public ?
-- -- In your occupation, is there frequent
absenteeism or leave of absence due to
medical problems ?
-- -- Are your insurance premiums (HMO's
excluded) higher than those for other
occupations ?
-- -- Are you usually exhausted or fatigued
(Headaches, Dizzy) at the end of the
work days ?
-- -- Could a mistake in your work affect
other people and their work and lives ?
-- -- Does your work consist primarily of things
which can not be predicted or controlled
on a day-to-day basis ?
-- -- Can you predict what customer or co-worker
you will have to talk to the next day ?
-- -- Do you find many co-workers having drinking
or marital problems ?
-- -- Do you usually feel keyed up when you are
off the job as well as when you are at
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work ?
-- -- Do you have problems falling asleep at night ?
-- -- Do slight problems ('little' in perspective to
most other problems) irritate you, or cause
you an annoyance ?
Total YES:____ Total NO:____
Please judge the answer to the following
with the scale:
1 = Never
2 = Seldom
3 = Sometimes
4 = Frequently
5 = Always
____ Meeting new acquaintances is very stressful for
me.
---- My spouse or friends think I am hard
driving or work too hard.
---- What happens in my life is determined
by fate and circumstance.
---- If given the chance, I prefer to work alone.
---- When a job is not clearly laid out for me, I
begin to feel anxious.
---- A negative evaluation about my work
depresses me for a while.
---- I pride myself on accomplishing the most
work in my department and being the first
to meet quotas.
---- Having to make business decisions is
particularly stressful for me.
---- There is little I can do to influence the
decision of those in authoritative positions.
---- My work is less productive when I have to
interact with others.
---- I rely more on other peoples opinions
than on my own.
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---- I will take a steady income over a
stimulating job.
---- I work with frequent deadlines and pressures.
---- It is very difficult to change large corporations
and would rather go along with others.
---- I tend to withdraw from people rather than
confront them with problems.
---- If one method for getting a job done works,
then I will stick with it.
---- Hearing praise from others makes me feel
I am doing a good job.
---- I avoid risks due to fear of failure.
---- I rarely feel good about my self.
---- I become upset with changes to my routine.
---- I personally do not reveal things about myself.
---- I tend to become overly cautious and anxious
in new situations.
---- I produce more and more work in less time.
---- Because of work, I do not have the chance
to do the things I enjoy.
---- If someone criticizes me, I begin to doubt
myself.
---- I pride myself on being orderly, neat, and
punctual.
---- I do not like crowds or parties.
---- Luck has alot to do with success.
---- I do a great deal of business during
golf or in the course of evening dinners
with clients.
---- I become angry if contradicted.
Total: ----
Some more Yes and No:
Yes No
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---- ---- Members of my group have to be told
to help one another. If someone has to
be taught new job skills, or if a peer is
in trouble, employees will not take the initiative
to help.
---- ---- Authority and power are in the hands
of one person.
---- ---- My leader seldom passes information down
to all levels of employees. He rarely keeps
one department briefed on wheat is happening
in other departments.
---- ---- There is a lack of clear goals or objectives.
---- ---- Group members do not resolve disputes
easily. Co-workers, in the airing of
disagreements, get emotional and temperamental
---- ---- My immediate group leader, or supervisor,
holds tight reins of control over the work
functions in the group.
---- ---- Group members do not have enough information
to know what is expected of them.
---- ---- Individuals are unwilling to work hard to achieve
predetermined goals.
---- ---- There is no sense of cohesiveness or
pride among us.
---- ---- Decisions in my group are generally made
with unnecessary delay.
---- ---- Group members do not communicate about
what they are doing.
---- ---- Energies are frequently dissipated through
interpersonal bickering.
---- ---- Accidents are frequent.
---- ---- Coercion is used to get individuals to
carry out requests.
---- ---- There is an overemphasis on conformity.
---- ---- Group members are only concerned with meeting
deadlines and lose sight of ultimate goals.
---- ---- Joking, in my group, tends to exclude
certain members of the group.
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---- ---- The leader does not back up those who
support him.
---- ---- Disagreements between us and the management
in not tolerated in our group.
---- ---- Short cuts and kludges are used to cut
the work down.
Column A Column B
-------- --------
____ There is little variety ____ I do not work well
or change in my work. under pressure.
---- I seldom find what ____ Because of my
I do to be challenging. indecisiveness, I
avoid making decisions.
____ I am overqualified for my ____ Little things irritate
position. me.
____ There is a lot of time to ____ I have trouble
socialize with others in sleeping at night.
the group.
____ I feel bored with my work ____ People say I am
in general. impatient.
____ I feel apathetic and lethargic ____ I am tense and
recently. anxious most of the
time.
____ Unless I push myself, I am ____ I often take work
rarely motivated to get things home with me.
done.
____ My job requires little ____ Recently, I have been
initiative or responsibility. feeling tired even
if I sleep well.
____ Basically, I work 9 to 5. ____ I have been making
more mistakes than
usual.
____ I seldom look forward to going to work.
If there is anything else you would like to add
please feel free to write it down.
Thank you.
Michael
| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 105.2 | Yes, you are right. | NONAME::MAHLER | Michael | Thu Apr 17 1986 16:37 | 5 |
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Yes, private mail is the BEST way. Do a SEND/AUTHOR.
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| 105.3 | here's one.... | KATIE::RICHARDSON | | Fri Apr 18 1986 12:34 | 11 |
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| 105.4 | | HUMAN::CONKLIN | Peter Conklin | Sun Apr 20 1986 23:19 | 3 |
| I believe that you mean: FORWARD to the author. Unfortunately, NOTES
knows that under no circumstance would the author ever want his
text back!
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| 105.5 | oh.... | CADLAC::WONG | | Wed May 07 1986 20:25 | 7 |
| So that's why you had that massive printout in the lab area.
do you know how much of mess it made when it missed the catch rack?
:-):-)
B.
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