Anger at Work
With normal, daily stress compounded by the need to achieve status and earn money, emotions at the office may run high. Friendly competition may turn fierce when one worker’s actions are perceived as a slight by another. Frustration may turn to anger, which may, in turn, lead to violence, lost jobs and damaged careers.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates that about 500,000 victims of violent crime in the workplace lose an estimated 1.8 million work days each year. Such anger and violence can lead to more than lost wages; it can also result in medical/hospital and legal fees and spill over into personal lives to ruin relationships.
Warning signs of anger at work
- Screaming or verbal abuse of co-workers
- Failure to complete work
- Shoddy work
- Door slamming
- Sarcasm, spreading rumors, inappropriate joking
- Blaming others
- Feeling “picked-on”
- Feeling contempt for co-workers or supervisors
- Refusing to talk
- Making threats
- Sabotaging workplace or work process
- Co-workers show fear, turn away or won’t make eye contact
- Receiving a warning regarding behavior
- Getting fired
Dr. Fibus believes that even the angriest individuals can learn to recognize and channel their anger through the development of better communication skills and other practical approaches. His counseling provides immediate, tangible results and long-lasting tools that can reduce anger and enhance job satisfaction.
If you have received a warning regarding your behavior, if you have been reprimanded or fired or if you feel that your anger may be approaching dangerous levels, this is the time to deal with it. Waiting could put you, your co-workers and your job at risk.
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