Amanda was excited to leave her old company to work at the new company that opened in town six months ago. She was excited to start her new position as senior human resource manager. She had worked in human resource for over twenty years before accepting this position. She had gone into the office to ensure that she had all the supplies that she needed to efficiently perform her job.
Amanda woke up at 5:00 AM to get ready for her job that started at 7:00 AM. The ride to work was pleasant. There were only a few vehicles on the road that early in the morning. There were many parking spaces when she reached work because most of the employees start work at 8:00 AM.
At work on the first day, Amanda was trying to locate files of employees to ensure that they were updated and she was unable to locate more than 50 percent of the files. She looked electronically and in file cabinets and was unable to locate the records.
Unfortunately, she was unable to speak to the previous employee, who held the position that she has now, because he left suddenly due to personal reasons. Her excitement for the job was waning by the minute as she found out that there were so many missing documents and unfinished tasks in the office.
Despite the many undone tasks in the office, Amanda set out to try and tackle the humongous tasks. However, after almost two years of trying to tackle the huge job in the office, Amanda was not close to having the needed paperwork completed.
Her job was constantly made more difficult by all the changes in the company and by additional work sent to her by managers from other departments.
Due to the constant stress of her job, she is experiencing stress related illnesses such as headache and insomnia. Based on her job situation and the impact on her health, Amanda will have to make a decision soon to choose either her health or her job.
