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Harmonious Relationships
• Work can be stressful enough without having to deal with people who don’t play well with others.
Though not everyone at work needs to be best friends, it’s important to have a positive rapport with
fellow employees.
Put a name to a face: It’s helpful to know basic information about employees. Even making the effort
to know the names of everyone who works around you can make work feel more like a small community.
Plus, being on positive terms with co-workers can be helpful if you ever need to collaborate on a project.
Build rapport: It can be helpful to take a few moments to see your fellow employees as peers by
having a simple conversation.
Beating Stress
• Some workplaces are notorious for being high-stress, but even if you’re working in a laid-back office,
there can be rough days. It can be helpful to know a few techniques to keep stress to a minimum.
Breathe: If you have your own office or a place to get away, take a few moments to meditate, do yoga,
or take some cleansing breaths. Taking focus off of what is stressing you out can help keep a small
work crisis from getting out of hand.
Count to ten: It may sound like a primitive technique, but in a stressful situation, taking a few seconds
to count out loud to ten can help you assess if it’s something worth getting heated over. In many
instances, you’ll find that you’re over a small upset by the time you’re halfway through counting!
Communicate: You may not have the power to make the rules at work, but speaking up in a professional
manner when you’re feeling dissatisfied can keep small issues from festering and becoming bigger
issues. Your input can help your employers figure out how to make the workplace a better environment.

Ergonomic Work Stations Workstation ergonomics: ideal set-up
Decreased potential for injury
Many tasks performed at a computer/warehouse Top of monitor at
workstation are repetitive, such as typing and lifting eye level or just below
boxes. Repetitive tasks can lead to injuries, commonly
called repetitive stress injuries (RSI), due to repeated Back Monitor roughly
movement putting strain on joints and other physical straight arm’s length
aspects. Ergonomic workstations are designed to Elbows away
reduce RSI by supporting repetitive movements. close to
For example, keyboard wrist rests are an ergonomic Minimal bend
feature that decrease strain by supporting the wrists body 90º – at wrists
when typing. Backrest Document
Increased physical energy supporting 120º holder
Ergonomic workstations reduce extra movements lower back
and support physical positioning and posture. Users Adjustable 90º –
consume less energy performing daily tasks at the swivel chair 120º
workstation. As such, ergonomics allow users to
conserve physical energy and to feel more energetic
than if they were working at non-ergonomic stations.

Front of seat not pressing Feet flat on ground
on back of knees or resting on footrest

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