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How to manage love affair at work, especially if it's with your BOSS !!

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The CEO falling in love with a secretary is not new to us anymore. Workplace romance is not something which surprises us today, and with people spending more time at the office, romantic relationships are bound to develop. It's perfectly normal to get to know each other on a more personal basis when you're working closely together. Maybe you and your boss run into each other outside of work, or hang out together during your lunch break. If you're mutually attracted to one another, it's natural for something more to develop if you don't keep your emotions in check.  Counsellor Anita Mehta who runs a clinic of her own in a posh Delhi colony says, she often has such patients with anxiety who have love relationship with their bosses turned sour.  "It's a tricky situation because 'dating the boss' is widely unacceptable. Some can accept it, but others will feel some resentment toward you. This can be especially true if another worker has an eye on t

Over 45% of Corporate India suffers from some form of stress !

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A high 46% of the workforce in organizations in India suffers from some or the other form of  stress  , according to the latest data from Optum. The sample size of 200,000 employees (over 30 large employers) who took an online Health Risk Assessment during the first quarter of 2016.  The study found 43% with skewed BMI (body mass index), of which 30% with diabetic risk, 30% with hypertension risk and 46% high on stress. This number is about 30% higher than a survey that it conducted in 2014 with a sample size of 30,000. Commonly accepted BMI ranges are underweight: under 18.5, normal weight: 18.5 to 25, overweight: 25 to 30, obese: over 30.  So how to release from that. There is so many process for getting release from corporate stress. Working out To keep up with the health consciousness of their employees and to encourage camaraderie between colleagues, companies have started offering Zumba classes, yoga and stretch workout sessions, etc. Some have also set up gymnasiums wi