BUSINESS MATTERS
IT Professionals: Boost Mental Wellness with
These 5 Proactive Tips
Article from BPT Website
(BPT) - No matter your exact role in an organization, especially in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), workdays can be stressful. For IT professionals at resource-constrained SMEs, every day brings new challenges and new stressors. You probably have a plan for everything - what to do if a server goes down, how to make sure employees have access to critical work resources, incident response plans for worst-case scenarios ... but amid the busyness and intensity that comes with a role in IT, what's your plan to protect your mental wellness? What are the solutions? Mental health is a complex state of being affected by multiple variables, both in and out of the workplace. To help promote mental well-being for IT professionals and others throughout your organization, it's crucial that everyone is offered the resources and encouragement to engage in self-care
and positive work practices so everyone can thrive.
The state of mental health among IT administrators
One of the more stressful roles in any SME is that of IT administrator. In a recent survey by CIO Insight, nearly 8 in 10 IT admins (77%) described their jobs as stressful, 1 in 4 said they've experienced a stress-related illness because of work, and nearly one-fourth (23%) said they clock 8-12 hours of unpaid overtime every week. For IT admins or any other positions similarly meeting frequent deadlines, managing complicated systems, supervising teams or assisting clients, stress is bound to arise - and can lead to burnout over time. While how you're feeling may not be a comfortable topic in the workplace due to stigma regarding mental health, there are ways your company can encourage and