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How to tell if an employee is under stress
Take note of any changes to the employee's working day performance.
For example, he is suddenly not completing his work as usual and so he has to stay late or even take some if his work home.
Search for slower productivity--often a sign of employee stress.
If an employee is under a lot of stress, he will feel so overwhelmed that he cannot keep his usual pace of work because he is distracted by that same feeling of being overwhelmed. It's a vicious circle that he cannot escape from because his mind is consumed.