As if the whole STRESS thing was not enough stressful, here comes another STRESS that is stretched out to be stressful. Its the new kid in the block- EMAIL STRESS
According to new research increasing numbers of workers say they are swamped with a never-ending tide of messages.
Trying to keep up with a stream of incoming mail interrupts normal work and leaves staff tired, frustrated and unproductive, it concluded.
Employees also feel under pressure to check and respond quickly to emails, with some checking their inbox up to 40 times an hour.
Well i have my own reasons to agree to that. Ever tried missing out to reply to a mail by your boss, ever missed out to reply to a mail by your client. When everyone is running after money, they what to extract the last bit of juice out of you. Think about the stress that you are under if you miss out a mail, the endless reasonings that you would have to give. So i just keep checking the mails regularly.
But i have to admit, that is not the entire problem. I check my mail box and if i dont get any mails, that too is a cause of worry. Feels like people forgot me.
Read more here
Daily Mail – Workers suffering from ‘email stress’
Psych Central – Email Stress Overwhelming to Some Workers
Ars Technica -E-mail stress slowing down workers, say researchers
Is there anything that we can do to avoid this? Life is already stressed, but not checking mails is not an option too. May be we should have a definite time during the work time called, mail response time, where only a person need to read and reply to mails. Its not a bad idea either.