Do you feel exhausted, tired, demotivated and trapped at work? On a fine Sunday morning, do you dread going back to work? Dr. Dion Metzer helps you identify this slump at work and provides tips to help you get out of it.
First know that a slump is just a phase and everybody goes through it. Identify the root cause of this slump both inside the office and outside causes.
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- How do you know you are in a slump at work?
- You are stressed out
- You are not happy
- You are less patient
- Getting ready for Monday takes time and energy
- Sunday night gloom
- Anxiety on Sunday
- Anticipating what’s going to happen
- People worry about things that will not happen
- Just try and relax even if it’s just a portion of the day
- Work late on weekdays and don’t bring home the work for the weekend
- People who are happy at work
- Only 41.1% are happy at work
- The numbers are going down compared on 1987
- People feel are not happy with their compensation
- People fear losing their jobs
- People feel they have limited vacation and benefits
- Does technology have an effect with people being unhappy at work?
- Having more option and available stuff make people see more things being wrong
- What people should do if they are in a slump?
- Identify what’s causing the slump
- Identify stress outside your job that may spill over the workplace
- Check if it’s the career path that you want
- Advice for people who are feeling trapped
- Remember that self care is very important
- If you can’t change your job, change your perspective / outlook
- Exercise to release endorphins
- Talk to others for support… somebody that you trust who can empathize
- If you are in a cubicle, try to get up and go outside
- How to avoid going back to the slump
- Stay aware and do a mood check
- Have a vacation even if it’s a day or two
- Eat your favorite food
- Get a time off
- Make an appointment with yourself – exercise time / time out
- Relationships at work that can hinder getting out of the slump
- There are people who are natural complainers. Avoid them, it can be contagious
- There are negative and antagonistic people
- How not to absorb junk from negative people
- Be professional
- Set boundaries with co-workers
- Keep the relationship at work
- Keep the time spent to a minimum
- Do your job and get it done on time
- Negative people tend to talk when they have an audience
- Put a positive spin to their negative junk
- Do not look at just the paycheck
- If you are not happy with the job you will go into a slump
- Difference between slump and burnout
- Slump leads to burnout
- Burnout is a more severe phase where you hit the bottom
- Burnout is where it’s a struggle for you to work everyday
- How to help people from blowing up and going on the edge
- Communicate
- Have Surveys
- Have Open feedback
- People get violent because they feel like they were unheard
- Counselling services
- How can being in a slump affect you physically
- Headache
- Pain in the back
- Lower neck
- Stress affects you mentally and physically
- Energy is lower and more tired
- The body always talks to you before an actual illness comes to play
- A slump is a temporary situation
- Life is short do something that you love to do. You only live once. Do something that elates not deflates you.
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About
Dion Short Metzger, M.D. is a board certified adult psychiatrist whose approachable demeanor, determined spirit and caring attitude have allowed her to have a valuable impact on her patients.
It was during a psychology class her senior year in high school that Dr. Metzger developed an interest in human behavior. That led the Elmont, New York native to Atlanta, Georgia where she enrolled in Emory University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2002. During her college career, she served as president of the Minority Pre-Medical Society and was a Dean’s List honoree. Dr. Metzger was awarded the Pfizer Minority Medical School Scholarship and earned her Doctorate of Medicine from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2006. In addition to obtaining her degrees, she also completed medical research at Stanford University School of Medicine and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her clinical rotations during her third year in medical school solidified her specialty choice and led to her completion of a general psychiatry residency at Emory University School of Medicine.
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