Job Stress Balance and Mental Health
The heart breaking tragic news of demise of a young woman CA aged 23 years, who was working for a well-known multinational company might have seeked our attention, shock and empathy. The vibrant professional under probation had proudly joined the company with great dreams and ambitions even before completing her convocation as CA. Like any hardworking and academically superb fresher, she tried to put her 110% towards work and work output. Only after 4 months of her professional journey as CA, she succumbed to chronic anxiety, stress, sleeplessness, burnout and lack of peace of mind all contributed by the work pressure and stress from team heads as evident from her mother's viral letter to the company chairman. The letter clearly states the kind of pressure and sleep deprived late night work culture as per the convenience of her immediate Manager and his timings. Deadline works put extra pressure on her with least time to complete it on time. Months before, she had pronounced sympto...