James
Walsh
Divorce causes extreme stress. Damaging impact
of stress is much more than people ever realise. It alters the
personality and the very thought process of people. In such a
condition the divorcee can never be expected to perform well at
the work place. The extreme divorce-caused stress gets augmented
by job-related stress.
Such severe stress greatly affects health. 90%
of all sicknesses are stress-related. Stressed and sick people
can never be expected to do justice to their job.
This effect of divorce on career growth is not
permanent in nature. Career suffers a setback in the immediate
post-divorce phase. But human nature is resilient. Once people
make the necessary adjustments for solitary living they concentrate
on their job and make up for the time lost. This is the stage
when career growth resumes after the temporary break.
Divorce and its Damaging Impact on Career
Divorce is undoubtedly one among the most stressful
incidents in life. This separation causes great internal frustration
created by unfulfilled dreams. The consequent grief is a blocking
obstacle that prevents people from fully concentrating on their
work. Lack of effective contribution subsequently affects their
work life. Statistics prove that the income earned by women reduces
by 18% during this period.
Post-divorce phase is marked with unhappiness
and rapid changes in daily life and routine. Parenting patterns
were once a shared responsibility. In the post-divorce phase,
a single parent (most frequently the mother) turns the custodial
parent.
Custodial parents are often not able to accept
the much-desired-for promotion or job changes. That would prevent
them from spending adequate time with their family. Many parents
prefer to spend time with their children rather than at office
chasing career dreams.
Even if some people do accept the much-cherished
developmental offer, they subject themselves to great stress.
They strive to be a perfect parent to their divorce-affected children,
while constantly struggling to prove their worth at the work place.
Such continuous pressure induces deep stress that ultimately leads
to a breakdown.
However, these difficulties are not faced only
by the custodial parent (mother) alone. Divorce affects the work
life of even the non-custodial parent (the father). For divorce
induces stress in both, the leaver and the left. Men react to
stress by becoming aggressive or turning to alcohol or drugs for
relief. The impact of substance abuse or negative behaviour on
job and career growth need hardly be enumerated.
Post-Divorce Career Growth
Some people speak of career growth in the post-divorce
phase. This statement sounds paradoxical. Divorce induces stress
that prevents people from concentrating on work. In such a scenario,
how is career growth possible?
Quite frequently childless people report of career
growth in the post-divorce phase. They concentrate on their career
to take their mind off the pain they are experiencing. Work proves
a good stress buster in such circumstances.
Devoting more hours to work and facing and overcoming
the challenges presented, give them a sense of control. This feeling
of being in control is necessary for the well-being of every person.
It also helps offset the utter helplessness they felt during divorce,
when their emotions were not in their control.
In this manner childless people cope with the
negative aspects of divorce. Divorced parents adopt slightly different
mechanisms. They too concentrate on their career, but, it is only
after they have cleared their responsibilities towards their children.
After the initial period of stress and enduring
the grief, divorcees slowly adjust to a life of solitary living.
Career growth begins at this phase. Men are left with reduced
family responsibilities. Work provides the much required positive
outlet. They experience a change in their net income levels also.
Post-divorce men experience a 14% increase in their income. This
is due to the fact that their income supports lesser number of
people than before.
Women quite frequently sacrifice their career
for taking care of home and children. Divorce necessitates their
re-entry into the job market. They slowly attempt to build up
their career from where they had left.
Career is deeply impacted in the initial post-divorce
period. For, divorce causes stress and stress negatively impacts
all aspects of life including career. Subsequent adjustment soon
directs attention of people to career. Many people are seen performing
better in their work place than during the pre-divorce period.
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