Workplace issues

How rude! Workplace incivility is contagious

Rudeness in the workplace isn’t just unpleasant: It’s also contagious. Encountering rude behavior at work makes people more likely to perceive rudeness in later interactions, a University of Florida study shows. That perception makes them more likely to be impolite in return, spreading rudeness like a virus. “When you experience rudeness, it makes rudeness more [...]

Bullying in the workplace

Bullying is usually seen as acts or verbal comments that could 'mentally' hurt or isolate a person in the workplace. Sometimes, bullying can involve negative physical contact as well. Bullying usually involves repeated incidents or a pattern of behavior that is intended to intimidate, offend, degrade or humiliate a particular person or group of people. [...]

2020-03-22T22:34:48-04:00August 1st, 2013|What's new at FIRSTCALL, Workplace issues|

Workplace bullying takes toll on witnesses too

People who experience or witness workplace bullying are more likely to have prescriptions for antidepressants, sleeping pills and tranquilizers, a new study finds. Previous research has shown that workplace bullying affects mental health, but it hasn't been clear whether this leads to a greater need for drug treatment or if the impact is similar for [...]

2016-03-22T12:39:36-04:00July 31st, 2013|What's new at FIRSTCALL, Workplace issues|

Summer is peak time for teens to try drugs and alcohol

More teenagers start drinking and smoking cigarettes and marijuana in June and July than in any other months, U.S. health officials say. During each of those summer days, more than 11,000 teens on average use alcohol for the first time, 5,000 start smoking cigarettes and 4,500 try marijuana, according to the report, which was released [...]

2020-03-22T22:34:48-04:00June 28th, 2013|For parents, What's new at FIRSTCALL, Workplace issues|

Over-the-counter medication and work: not a great combination

You may not realize that common over-the-counter (OTC) drugs can cause serious side effects. These side effects can put your health at risk and interfere with your everyday activities. Some of these side effects can be felt or sensed by you, but others can't. Side effects you can usually feel are dizziness, drowsiness, double vision, [...]

Substance abuse in the workplace: intervention techniques

If substance abuse is contributing to an employee’s poor performance, ignoring or avoiding the issue will not help the situation. An employee’s use of alcohol or drugs may be the root of the performance problem; however, substance abuse on the part of someone close to the employee also could be the source. Regardless, abuse of [...]

Job loss stress

by Edward Murphy, PsyD, Director, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital Psychology Associates One of the realities we face in today's world is the uncertainty of job stability. Over one-sixth of the American workforce in the past five years has lost their employment due to downsizing, getting dismissed, restructuring, or company bankruptcy. Among a variety of life [...]

2020-03-22T22:35:00-04:00October 22nd, 2010|Stress, What's new at FIRSTCALL, Workplace issues|

For peace of mind, act instead of react

Some people's lives seem like a soap opera. But though endless crises and confrontations can be entertaining on TV, they make for frustrating, unsatisfying lives. If you'd rather have peace of mind than daily dramas, you need to take charge of the script. "Learn to act for yourself instead of just responding to what's happening [...]

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