1. REDUCE MOTIVATION AND JOB SATISFACTION

• Employees who experience excessive stress may become emotionally exhausted, leading to a lack of motivation that can negatively affect company culture. High levels of stress and exhaustion can make it more difficult for employees to stay engaged with their work, ultimately lowering their productivity. 

The company showed financial growth and outperformed their competitors financially

• Their stock evaluations grew on average 5.1× over 10 years (2009–2019)

• The findings demonstrated employees with the right amount of pressure found work to be more motivating rather than overwhelming 

1. HEAVY WORKLOAD AND LONG HOURS

• may lead to frequently working overtime in order to finish the heavy workload. This contributes to the lack of personal time of an individual that is originally dedicated to relaxation and entertainment.

• Chronic work-related stress can impact physical health like people may experience negative health effects such as headaches, insomnia, musculoskeletal disorders, cardiovascular disease, and fatigue, according to research from the Center of Disease Control

• Workplace stress can manifest in decreased your productivity resulting in lower output and affecting revenue, customer satisfaction, and company morale. The consequences can be significant when employees aren’t productive in their roles.  

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1460037/full

Guide to pressure for students

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coping-with-exam-pressure-a-guide-for-students/coping-with-exam-pressure-a-guide-for-students

Benefits of pressure

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/18/under-pressure-how-stress-can-change-our-lives-for-the-better

Performing under pressure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CPEfi-5VaA

Work pressure was sometimes linked to better performance with limitations 

• Working under pressure is inevitable especially in high-stakes professions

• According to the challenge–hindrance stressor framework (Cavanaugh et al., 2000; LePine et al., 2005; Crawford et al., 2010), work pressure can act as a challenge that promotes growth and performance when managed well.

Significantly positively impacts doctoral students’ innovative behaviour

• Surveyed 452 Chinese doctoral students between May and August 2023, using SPSS 26.0 and Mplus 8.3 for statistical analyses

• It shows that not all pressure is bad, the difference lies in how individuals appraise and cope with the pressure

• Especially after promotions or switching workplace, an individual has to fit into the brand new environment. The sudden change in schedules will cause stress to employees.

• Short due dates and insufficient time will lead to an individual panicking to finish tasks given, thus cramping everything in limited time. This will greatly burden him/her