Can you still formulate your ideas clearly under pressure?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (140119)
Philippines
November 12, 2020 8:33am CST
I am not sure for you, guys. Personally, I am still trying to do this for so many years now. When I was still working with my previous companies, they required to work under pressure without any supervision. Being a human being, I sometimes have episodes that being pressured affects my thinking over something.
How about you, guys?
Can you deal with pressure at your workplace?
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
12 Nov 20
I'd like to think that I can still work under pressure but the real questions is, why should I?
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@Shavkat (140119)
• Philippines
13 Nov 20
That's the reason why I chose to work at home. I cannot deal with working with incompetent bosses in my previous companies. But then, I am willing to work offline again. If it would happen, I prefer working with NGOs and will still teach online as a part-timer.
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@Katrinaa_23 (28)
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12 Nov 20
Personally, I can say that I can deal with pressure at my workplace. First, I tend to calm myself and analyze things. Then with the help of my co-workers, we all share our ideas and then execute the job.
I work in the emergency department of the hospital so pressure and critical thinking is always present.
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@Dreamerby (5896)
• Calcutta, India
12 Nov 20
Yeah I too can deal with pressure in my field of interest
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@Shavkat (140119)
• Philippines
13 Nov 20
@Katrinaa_23 I used to work in the hospital before. I did work under pressure and mistakes are not an option. I can deal with working with the healthcare team. It is totally different when working with other fields.
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@Shavkat (140119)
• Philippines
13 Nov 20
I must admit that I used to be like this when still working in the hospital. I am a Physical Therapist that needs to be accurate in giving treatments to patients. In fact, there is no space for having mistakes for people who are in the medical field.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
12 Nov 20
When I still live and work there in the Philippines, the supervisors/managers seem to thrive in scare tactics and being so emotional (at least in my experience). Entering the work force here, the culture is so different. A supervisor/manager can get in trouble if a personal or emotional card was used to "motivate". I think I am able to handle pressure well back then, but much better now.
I remember once that I have to help my friend there who works at a BPO by drafting her response to the HR Manager. Her manager is getting her in trouble for insubordination and disrespect when her email response has 2 exclamation marks instead of one. I read her original email and it was respectful. But her manager took the 2 exclamation marks as being rude. Sadly, the HR manager initially took her manager's side, but after she turned in her response, there was nothing. No follow-up, no resolution. Last time I check she still works there and said manager is still there. She hates the unrealistic pressure and expectation, but during this pandemic she counts herself lucky to still be gainfully employed.
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@Shavkat (140119)
• Philippines
13 Nov 20
@Raine38 I can dig what you are pointing to. Honesty, I had worked with foreign people and they are not like here in our country. They do act more professionally. 'Crab mentality' is one of the reasons why we have this kind of superiors in companies.
I hated the most when these managers or supervisors portray a power tripper with no reason at all. Well, I tried not to be intimidated because I need to defend myself.
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
13 Nov 20
@Shavkat But we also do have really good leaders there. I guess one thing that I find really off in the way business is done there is they are so heavy on nepotism. I have experienced first hand how myself, and other people were passed off for promotion because they wanted their relative to be in that spot regardless of qualifications and experience. There is this one instance that my friend ended up doing all the work for the relative-manager.
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@innertalks (22088)
• Australia
14 Nov 20
I believe, myself, that most pressure is artificial pressure, brought into play by poor management.
When I am aware of the reason behind the pressure, because some idiot boss, for example, had the work on his intray for weeks, before handing it out to his staff on the deadline day, telling them to stay back until it is finished.
I never bow to that type of imposed pressure. I simply keep working at my own pace, and leave on time, without staying back doing overtime to finish his self-created deadline.
Most pressure is self-imposed pressure.
We can take a deep breath, and simply tell the person the truth.
"Stop standing behind me. Take a seat over there, and I will sort it out for you now."
@Shavkat (140119)
• Philippines
14 Nov 20
I do agree that poor management is one of the factors that affect the performance of the employees. I can relate to the bosses that are so incompetent and they add to the pressure when the tasks were failed.
I usually have breathing exercises when feeling so pressured. It is the only way to make me feel so calm and deal with the stressors.
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@innertalks (22088)
• Australia
14 Nov 20
@Shavkat Yes, breathing exercises do help, I think.
On the other hand, what is pressure, and should we learn to deal with it, and if so how?
Everything should work at its rightful place in its right time, and nothing should act to push things into a quicker pace that that is needed, and so incompetence is always behind all pressure, to some degree.
If we feel pressure because we have been placed up on a stage to give a sermon, or a speech, to an audience, we feel this pressure because we do not, at some level of ourselves, feel competent enough yet to do this, and so, it is often a self-confidence thing too, in this case.
If we acknowledge that it could be just nerves instead though, we should realise that many a master speech has been given from the energy supplied by a nervous start to them.
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@Shavkat (140119)
• Philippines
13 Nov 20
In my previous jobs, I experienced this a couple of times. The worst situation is working with the local government agency. One thing for sure, they are not organized when carrying out the tasks. On top of all, some colleagues are being in positions because of nepotism.
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@Shiva49 (26774)
• Singapore
13 Nov 20
I try to get the pressure job out of my way by relegating all others from my immediate priorities.
I have found great satisfaction once we get over the pressure but I do not welcome them though we cannot avoid them altogether.
I tend to concentrate more to solve the issues asap.
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@Dreamerby (5896)
• Calcutta, India
12 Nov 20
For me, it's just the opposite. I am a lazy person in a nutshell. But when I given a deadline or I am stressed out, I tend to perform better
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