Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government

Abstract

The employees of various organizations, especially employees working in IT companies have to
spend time under heavy pressure of conflicting demands and work situations. They perform
managerial functions under very compelling situations. This leads to anxiety and stress. It is
evident that challenges are posed by the changing business scenario, which forces upon the IT
employees to perform their task under compelling situations. Information Technology
professionals need to take responsibility for maintaining the necessary balance in their lives by
addressing these workplace stressors. Once the stressors are identified by the individual, a
commitment must be made to work on easing this stress. Generally Information Technology
employees are found to have various causes of stress like, heavy workload and its concomitant
time pressures and unrealistic deadlines; what must be accomplished on the job and what the
manager would like the employees to accomplish; the general organizational political climate;
and lack of feedback on job performance