A STUDY ON OCCUPATIONAL STRESS OF EMPLOYEES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Everyone deals with stress at some point in life, an IT administrators are no exception. The problems begin when our stress levels reach a point where it proves detrimental to our health, to our relationships and our general well-being. The medical community often calls it the ‘silent killer’. A number of experts argue that technology has, in part, contributed to higher stress levels because, while easing the burden in so many areas, technology has made multi-tasking the norm we are expected to do more because technology allows us to do more. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how job related stress affecting the performance and job satisfaction of the IT employees. This paper is an attempt to find out the factors that are affecting the employees which affect their personal life because of job stress.