Well, stress is a part of the job, they say, especially in times of recession and layoffs. The stress is further magnified because your co-workers and your boss are in stress too. Here's a couple of tips - they should help you reduce your stress.

Whether you like it or not, your workplace is a highly competitive place, no matter how much is talked about team work and collaboration. I've been participating in many meetings devoted to decisions whom to lay off to cut costs, and it always seemed to me that those employees who acted competively, usually saved their heads.

When I was a kid, my father used to run a grocery store. Easy to predict, I was made to help at the store, and I did it for free, which some of my friends didn't understand. To be honest, I also sometimes thought about it, but always reached a conclusion it's a part of being a child whose father runs a store. But as I grew older and finally became and adult I thought that working for free was a very good thing to do and I would encourage everyone to try it at some stage. Here's why.