Stress among bank employees in Shimla town, Himachal Pradesh

A study was conducted to know the stress level of the employees working in the banks in Shimla town of Himachal Pradesh. The responses related to stress were collected on 13 parameters and responses to behavior were collected on 15 parameters. The employees were also asked about the ways they get relieved of the stress. It was found that 95 per cent of the employees discussed their problems with their spouses, friends or any other person close to them. Majority (90.00%) of the employees worked for more than 8 hours which could be the reason for their stress. Same number of employees (90.00%) planned their work beforehand which was a positive sign. It was also found that three fourth of the employees (75.00%) were satisfied with their performance. Majority (65.00%) of the employees did not feel that they were achieving less than they should have whereas sixty per cent of the respondents indicated that they had people to talk; they never felt that they were not getting what they wanted out of their job or they never felt that they did not have time to do many things that were important to do good quality job. Majority of them (55.00%) informed that they were in the wrong organization or the wrong profession. Half of the employees also said that they had sufficient time to plan as much as they liked to. Half of them suggested that the best way to reduce stress was talking to family members, watching TV or listening good music followed by 45.00 per cent who advised meditation and yoga. Other suggestions were passing time with close friends and relatives (40.00%), believe in oneself and do what one's heart wanted (35.00%), believe in God (30.00%), get adjusted with others, change yourself with the environment (30.00%) and keep lot of positive attitude (25.00%).