Serious anxiety issues have caused be to break off contact with my adviser. How do I explain the situation to him? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 23, 2009 - 18 answers

I have a new job where I'm going to get yelled at a lot. What are your tips for becoming comfortable with getting yelled at a lot, or your tips for defusing such a situation? [more inside]
posted by A Terrible Llama on Oct 23, 2009 - 32 answers

How to better unplug from work? [more inside]
posted by toastchee on Aug 28, 2009 - 20 answers

I need to relax. Badly. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted by reenum on Jul 31, 2009 - 43 answers

Things have been super-stressful at work. My therapist keeps asking if I have a way to get all this anger and aggression and stress out of my system... and I don't! I usually just rant and get more angry. What are some better ways to get the frustration out? [more inside]
posted by heatherann on Jul 21, 2009 - 55 answers

Recommendations for overcoming fear and anxiety about work? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 6, 2009 - 10 answers

Have you left a high-paying but bad-fitting job? How and when did you decide to go? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 28, 2009 - 17 answers

Work stress is killing me. Help me get my mind off work when I'm not at work? [more inside]
posted by drea on May 21, 2009 - 17 answers

Is my job destroying my mind? [more inside]
posted by bad grammar on Mar 29, 2009 - 16 answers

How can I get through this job stress without driving myself insane? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 19, 2009 - 10 answers

How can a Ph.D. student be less stressed and more enthusiastic? [more inside]
posted by Spurious on Oct 11, 2008 - 11 answers

I want to quit the corporate world, grow a head full of dreadlocks, make a living selling handmade beads, and just kind of...hang out, y'know? How do I do that? [more inside]
posted by greenie2600 on Aug 9, 2008 - 24 answers

How can I deal with the stress and pressure of being an internal candidate for my own job? [more inside]
posted by bonheur on Apr 9, 2008 - 11 answers

How can I cope when I make mistakes? I'm starting to feel I'm failing in my career, and am very isolated. Warning - long. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 27, 2007 - 23 answers

How to handle a relationship with my boss that has deteriorated beyond salvage? [more inside]
posted by LN on Aug 20, 2007 - 17 answers

Tips on preventing work burnout and handling job stress. How do you handle an overwhelming workload with grace and sanity? How can I quickly become a good project manager? What should I do until I have the project management skills to actually handle the workload I've been assigned? (I'm kind of freaking out here.) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 18, 2007 - 11 answers

How do software engineers cope with the enormous stress levels that come with the territory? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 14, 2007 - 25 answers

Knee and foot pain. How do I get through working a 9 hour retail shift? [more inside]
posted by Glitter Ninja on Aug 5, 2007 - 18 answers

Has anyone else experienced recurring bouts of severe fatigue? I'm having trouble keeping to some deadlines on my job because for the past week and a half I've been utterly exhausted.. [more inside]
posted by citron on Jul 29, 2007 - 16 answers

How can I communicate to my boss that I would like to be more proactive, when he continually drops last-minute projects on me? [more inside]
posted by brain cloud on Jul 11, 2007 - 6 answers

When the deadline for all of your projects was two weeks ago, everything is at priority #1, and stress levels are at an all time high, how do you step back, get things in order, and progress so you can catch up and get back on top of your life? [more inside]
posted by schroedinger on Mar 26, 2007 - 24 answers

How do I help my husband to leave his work (and his incompetent supervisor) behind when he leaves the office? [more inside]
posted by wenat on Mar 12, 2007 - 24 answers

How do I cope with short periods of lots of work? [more inside]
posted by someone else on Feb 16, 2007 - 14 answers

Help me reduce the stress before I melt! [more inside]
posted by Phire on Dec 2, 2006 - 11 answers

How can I compartmentalize my thoughts/life in order to be productive? [more inside]
posted by greta simone on Sep 16, 2006 - 12 answers

How do you stay productive while working full-time when there may be elements of stress and burning out involved? [more inside]
posted by dino terror on Jun 15, 2006 - 14 answers

I get depressed when I don't have any work to do, but get totally stressed with the workload I usually have. What gives? [more inside]
posted by sdis on Apr 4, 2006 - 17 answers

Is there a direct link between the amount of "idle time" on the job and job dissatisfaction/stress? [more inside]
posted by Idiot Mittens on Sep 6, 2005 - 18 answers

When work is getting far too crazy for you to keep up how do you cope? I've been made the lead on a project that was pretty out of control to start with and things have just been getting worse as the project gets more and more successful. What advice do you have for handling the stress before I find myself telling my CEO exactly where he can go stick whatever nearby objects are available for sticking. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 6, 2005 - 12 answers