IMPACT OF JOB SRESSORS ON PRODUCTIVITY OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE

Abstract

Purpose: Workplace stress is very common these days. Every employee irrespective of gender faces job stress. Previous studies examined job stress factors for both the genders with variables such as low salaries, autonomy and role conflicts were examined. The purpose ofthe study is to highlight job stressors for Women at workplace with different variables such as absence ofjob satisfaction, harassment, meeting targets, personal relationships, discomfort at workplace and long working hours and checking its impact on employee productivity. Each stress factor needs to be thoroughly studied and examined to be solved accordingly. However objective of the study was to identify the extent these job stressors has an impact on productivity ofwomen at workplace as well as coming up with coping techniques that would result in betterment of organization as well as employees. Method and Design: Sample size selected was 108. Questionnaire was used as data collection method. Data collected was from SSGC and target population was females working on managerial and non-managerial level. Questionnaire consists of 20 questions. Data analyzed through IBM SPSS version 2.2 Findings: Results shows that Discomfort at workplace, Personal relations and meeting Targets tends to have significant relationship with productivity ofwomen at workplace. Recommendations: • Proper strategies should be made regarding managing uncomfortable workplace environment. • Employees should be given coaching regarding maintaining a balance between their Personal relations and work. Managers should focus on workers and create such environment which would urge them to be productive at work. • Stress management workshops should be made so that employee would be aware of handling pressure when targets are assigned as well as they would have grip on their emotional intelligence