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It is not a big workload that causes depression at work. An unfair boss and an unfair work
environment are what really bring employees down.
A huge pile of unfinished work is not the main reason why
employees become depressed; a heavy workload has no effect
on whether or not employees become depressed. Instead, it is
the work environment and the feeling of being treated unfairly
by the management that has the greatest effect on an
employee’s mood.
We may have a tendency to associate depression and stress with
work pressure and workload; however, in the main workload
actually has no effect on workplace depression.
I recommend a management style in which there is a clearly
expressed wish to treat employees properly – combined with a
transparent organisational structure.
Throughout your career, you will undoubtedly have numerous bosses. Some will be good,
some will be bad. Very few will be outstanding, and hopefully, very few will be outstandingly
bad.
Early in my career, those many years ago, I had the tremendous privilege of having the best
boss I’ve ever had, a Hungarian from Germany, he was a strong manager with an outlook
that has stuck with me throughout my life. His governing philosophy was, “Say what you
mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’ll do!” and I’ve tried to emulate his
approach throughout my career, generally to very positive effect.
Shortly after working for this great boss, I
had the misfortune of working for the worst
boss I’ve ever had, who I won’t name. This
boss was a petty tyrant, mean, spiteful,
vindictive, credit stealing, and overall a
terrible boss. I’m actually grateful for
having had the experience (despite the
living hell of working through it). It
demonstrated so forcefully what I would
strive to never become, particularly after
working for the first boss, who showed so
positively what I absolutely wanted to
become. This bad boss set a negative
example so bad, that all my other bosses,
and many other assorted managers I’ve
known, all showed much better characteristics than this one bad boss ever did.
Overall, the learning experience of working with such a variety of bosses and boss types has
been truly educating, helping to learn what works, what doesn’t, what to emulate and
dodie ste®eo p®odu©tion ™

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