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Stress In The Workplace

How many times has e-mail gone down when you had to get a memo out immediately? "TECHNOLOGY designed to help people work efficiently is now forcing employees into a state of "digital depression" (Williamson, 2003). Rapidly changing technology has put greater amounts of stress on employees to constantly learn the new equipment that they need to know how to use to do their job, usually without formal training, this is referred to as "technostress."

Computer-related stress--technostress--has become a fact of life in the 1990's. Both staff and users must juggle multiple computer systems, make sense of complex interfaces, and absorb massive amounts of information. Managers face special challenges as they try to guide their organizations through accelerating technological change, while also creating a supportive environment for their employees. The consequences are not surprising: widespread health problems, psychological symptoms, and loss of......

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