i agree with their reactions. we can't deny the fact that our work is really stressful. but it's up[ to the person on how he/she is going to meke his stressfulenvironment to become a very conducive place to be with. as a librarian, though i am a one man librarian. i still enjoy what i'm doing.because if you are enjoying you will feel comforatable and less stressful. just feel the moment that you are working, yet you are enjoying. that's really important no matter how boring it is for the other people minds.
On 10/31/08, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I just read from the Filipina Librarian in the Land Down Under blog > that librarians suffer most stress. Here's the BBC Article URL: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4605476.stm > > Excerpts: > "Fighting fires may sound taxing, chasing criminals demanding, but a > new study says that working in a library is the most stressful job of > all. > Librarians are the most unhappy with their workplace, often finding > their job repetitive and unchallenging, according to psychologist > Saqib Saddiq. > He will tell the British Psychological Society that one in three > workers suffer from poor psychological health. > The study surveyed nearly 300 people drawn from five occupations. > They were firefighters, police officers, train operators, teachers and > librarians and were intended to cover the spectrum, with the > librarians first-thought to be the least stressful occupation. > Unchallenging, repetitive > The research, being presented at a society conference in Glasgow, > looked at nine "stressors", such as how much control workers thought > they had over their working day, their workload and how much they > earned. It also looked at absenteeism, job satisfaction and whether > work stress spilled over into their private life. > Librarians complained about their physical environment, saying they > were sick of being stuck between book shelves all day, as well as > claiming their skills were not used and how little control they felt > they had over their career. > They were also more likely than other professions to be absent from > work...." > > What are your reactions to this? > > > -- ails --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/FilipinoLibrarians?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
