To think that all jobs are stressful?

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I'm really interested to hear if anyone has/knows of a job that is really easy, low stress. A job where you can go home and just forget all about it.

I can't think of one that would be completely without stress and annoyances.

I work in admin. It's stress free and boring! And poorly paid. BUT it fits around the kids!

Am I the only person who finds boredom incredibly stressful?! I did jobs as a student that had me climbing the walls and tearing my hair out with the tedium. I feel stressed thinking about it now.

I'm now in a senior job and it's tough sometimes, and I'm never completely off duty, but I wouldn't actually call it stressful most of the time - I love it, it's really interesting, I have great colleagues, what I do makes a difference. I was sitting at my desk today thinking how bloody lucky I am to have it.

Had some boring but non stressy jobs - factory work, WHSmith assistant and fruit picking.

My friend is a paralegal. Interesting work, really well paid, and she leaves the office at 5pm without fail. Never checks email in the evenings or at weekends. That's what the lawyers are for, in her opinion!

I'm a language teacher. Good pay and enjoyable work. I do have marking and prep work to bring home of course but i don't find it stressful. It's challenging, engaging and rewarding. I love it.

My husband has a very high stress job (high stakes, shouty meetings, the buck stops with him) but he never ever brings the stress home with him. When he walks out of the office he is happy to leave it all there.

I think it depends on what you find stressful. I get really overwhelmed if a lot is going on as I have sensory issues. I like things to be very simple and have a routine. So changes or something very unexpected can really really upset me. I run my own very small organization but have done some other things as well. The organization does work in developing countries, where things can happen unexpectedly. I get exhausted, more so then other people I know but I find that it's my favorite work. Because it's something I created and have had to work very hard at.

Belinda were you allowed to read when you work at WH Smith?

Depends on the type of stress and the cause.
I've worked in the retail industry and had annoying customers or been particularly busy and I've felt some pressure but I've also worked on a busy, understaffed ward with very ill patients and was what I would define as stressful

Am I the only person who finds boredom incredibly stressful?!
Never been bored in my life, so I don't really see what you mean. Don't you have interesting thoughts? There's always things you can think about: foreign languages, the Liar's Paradox, philosophy, etc.. I like best the days at work when I don't actually do any work, just appear to be , and do my own little projects instead.

Stress is an adverse reaction to pressure that you cannot handle. So it is very individual - two people could do the same work, but only one finds it stressful. One of the key ways to reduce stress is to work out what it is that you are finding it difficult to handle, and then determine a way around that - be it speaking to someone, getting more resources, getting trained better, or deciding that you simply are not cut out for that kind of work.