How much of work related worries affects your sleep?

@krupesh (2608)
India
September 30, 2010 11:36pm CST
How many hours do you work daily?I heard that most common problem to sleep is work related worries.Are you happy with your work?Does your work related worries come in the way of your sleep? Is it because of the work load or is it because of your Boss or is it because of your colleagues?
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@aeisle (377)
• Philippines
1 Oct 10
There are really lots of problems in the office and its part of the work to solve all of these. But there are also these office problems that you cannot solve like the Boss problem. I don't let my work stress me even how much of problem it gives and when time to sleep comes, I don't bother thinking about it. Because this is already my time, the time for my body to rest after all that work. Sometimes problems aren't solve within the day too and even after rendering overtime so I'll just have to continue tomorrow. I have already experience that when one of our computer servers failed. We were working for 4 days straight from 8AM to 2AM. As I got home tired and exhausted, I was able to sleep quickly. I know that there is still a problem tomorrow but I don't worry about it all. I just keep on my mind that worrying about the problem now won't solve or even help in solving the problem.
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@krupesh (2608)
• India
1 Oct 10
Nice to hear from you that you really dont worry about the work when once you are at home.But still you have a problem with your Boss , you still have to worry isn't it?
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@vandana7 (98956)
• India
1 Oct 10
My working hours vary as per the type of assignments and the number of pages it runs into. At times I have to do reference. That can take time. But normally I work for about 6 to 8 hours each day. At times 10. I am ok with random working hours as of now. I dont really worry much because I have a friend circle. They undertake to do some work if for some reason I am not likely to complete it as per schedule. Effectively, I can offload the work. :)
@krupesh (2608)
• India
1 Oct 10
wow , now also you have people who help you in your work?Hats off to them or should it be for you for keeping them the way they are?
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• India
1 Oct 10
Hi Vandy What kind of work do you do? It sounds interesting to know that you work on assignments.Is your work home based or you go the office?
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@vandana7 (98956)
• India
1 Oct 10
Krupesh, really!!! I have friends who take over any assignment that I cant complete. :) I really dont know why people feel like helping me - especially nowadays. I am kind of blessed I guess. :) You be good to me in this life, in next life god will keep sending people like that to you. :) @bamrahkirti - if I remember right - you are a chartered accountant? You might find writink dot com interesting. They pay almost six months after your task has been approved. But they pay. :) But if you are interested in biotechnology rewriting works, just PM me. My madam will love to have some people in the group. :) You can negotiate your terms with her. I am pretty senior there. :) And yes, it is a home based job. I also work on mturk, which I am told is off limits now for Indians. So I guess, I was lucky enough to get in there. Periodically, I do tasks here. :)
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• Australia
1 Oct 10
NOTHING affects my sleep. I don't work for a boss. I am VERY happily married and my husband causes me no worries. I am asleep as soon as I get comfortable in bed, which is no time at all. I sleep soundly and wake refreshed and happy to start another day after 6-7 hours of sound sleep.
@krupesh (2608)
• India
1 Oct 10
..but how come you know that you sleep soundly or with sound sleep?
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
1 Oct 10
hi krupesh I am retired so the only hard wor k I do is here on mylot lol.What affects my sleep is my night roving roomie who gets up and down four or five times a night and goes out to walk the halls I guess. She is starting alzhemier disease so she does some unexpected things at times.when I worked I really slept better as I was always getting some exercise shelving books now no exercise and its hard to sleep too.
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@vandana7 (98956)
• India
1 Oct 10
Hatley, is there any garden for you to walk around?
@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
1 Oct 10
I work in the office and i am glad that i do not take the burden of work at home.I leave the tensions and worries of work at my workplace because there are tensions and problems waiting for me at home .
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@vandana7 (98956)
• India
1 Oct 10
Yeah - it is home based job. :) I have given details above. Its kind of post retirement earning. If you want to earn you can earn almost 10 to 15 thousands working for about 6 hours. I am ok with that. :)
@Baluyadav (3643)
• India
1 Oct 10
hi,friend,really this discussion is more concerned to me.I am sensitive to even small problems and go on thing more and more which effects me on sleep.Of course mine is not so much tensions job,still that has impact on me.Some times i use Alfrazoleum .5 mg for having good sleep.
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@vandana7 (98956)
• India
1 Oct 10
OMG - that is bad!!!
@vandana7 (98956)
• India
1 Oct 10
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to remind you...
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
1 Oct 10
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• United States
2 Oct 10
I work eight to ten hours a day, and am quite frequently worried about it. I have a lot to do, and so I end up stressing about it at night. My boss is awesome though, as are my colleagues so that does help, but still, there is just too much going on sometimes to cope well.
@lumenmom (1986)
• United States
1 Oct 10
Right now I do not work for anyone, but in the past I have worked for a few companies where the problems kept me up. Most of them were so silly. It's amazing how much office politics one has to put up with when working for companies. That's one reason I have no desire to go back to that.
@maezee (41997)
• United States
5 Oct 10
The hours that I work daily at my main job (the one that causes me stress, that is) could be anywhere from 3-12 hours a day! Or maybe even none depending on the need. I usually get 35-40 hours a week, though, which is nice enough money-wise. I sometimes have STRESS over work related drama with our "corporate office" and how shady they can be sometimes, but generally I don't lose much sleep over work..I don't get paid enough for that! lol
@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
25 Oct 10
right now the bigest work realated wories is wheather I will get enough work. I am between assiments and I have not gotton a lot of work lately just two days in the past two weeks.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
4 Oct 10
Being a stay at home mother, I am on call 24 hours a day every day of my life. However, it isn't the kids that keep me asleep at night. Instead, it is worries over things like our budget that keep me from getting a good night's sleep most of the time. Now, for my husband, I know he has a hard time sleeping because of his work. His bosses are great, but they are constantly stressing him out and that does make it difficult for him to be able to sleep.
• Pamplona, Spain
2 Oct 10
Hiya krupesh, Before I sometimes took my worries about Work home with me but that was ages ago. I donĀ“t do that now and I sleep much better since I have done that. It never fails that method. I just think quit thinking and worrying about that and especially late at night. So have a great Weekend all.
@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
1 Oct 10
I don't work for a boss, sweetie. I work up to 14 hours a day, so sleep isn't a problem for me. I don't really have problems that will affect my sleep. TATA.
@krupesh (2608)
• India
1 Oct 10
As I can see you might be your own BOSS.I just imagine that being very active here at mylot might be a little bit of a worry for your sleep
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@krupesh (2608)
• India
1 Oct 10
thats where you are losing your sleep saphy..
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@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
1 Oct 10
It is nice to be my own boss sweetie. As for my activity here, i still need that break you know.
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