Gimme some stress relief tips folks

[Biker Biggles]

Keep a diary and write it all down.If it carries on ask to have a polite chat with boss.Put your POV with your diary as evidence.In other words stand your ground and dont allow yourself to be walked over because bullys always pick on targets that dont fight back.A well reasoned polite arguement is worth dozens of rants and punches on the nose.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Bibio

should that not read 'self amusement'

"relaxing in a gentleman's fashion"?

[Sir Trev]

Take the dog for a long walk in the countryside/ buy a dog and take it for a long walk in the countryside/ borrow a dog and take it for a (you get the picture). Had problems like that in a previous job - everyone knew it was the boss and her reputation ended up with nobody wanting to work with her and she was overlooked for promotion until she gave up and left. Found out recently she works for Dell now but had to go to another country as too many people in the UK knew her. Karma can sometimes work but you have to resist the punching option or they end up with the sympathy for some reason. For me walking the dog in the fresh air helped me calm down and think straight.

Good luck.

i agree with the rumour one, if word gets back to his wife/lover it could be a right laugh, or just get his face printed on a stressball and sit there squeezing and stabbing it infront of him may scare him a tad

+1 for the getting fresh air (walking the dog, kite surfing etc) I usually run, because I can push it hard enough for it to be cathartic and i have to think a little bit about what I am doing, pacing mostly but its easy enough that I can mull other things over. The main thing is doing some form of exercise outside.

at our uni house we have a car bonnet from a breakers yard and a sledgehammer.... simple

[MisterTommyH]

Learn to laugh about it, and take the attitude that in big scheme of things it really isn't that important.

I know it's easier said than done, but it works.

[pookie]

i used to ride home on the push bike..amazing that by the time I got home I'd lose about an hour but felt great. Try a push bike and some music.

[Winder]

Being outdoors does it for me too. I hop on the mountain bike or throw on my running shoes and go somewhere I know there will be no people. Almost everywhere on the planet is full of people waiting in a queue to buy some crap they don't need, get away from the tossers out in the sticks.

Either that or smash up his knees with crowbar. I have a wooly face you can borrow

Confront him! If you're fairly confident you could take them in a 1 on 1 then whats the worst that can happen?
Next time he gives you jip, follow him back to his office building your self up as you go be sure to slam the door behind you as you go in.
Lean over his desk and firmly insist he explains why he can talk to you like you're a piece of ****.

It could be something really tragic and he's just taking it out on you, maybe his dog just died, maybe his wife just told him the kids arnt his etc etc.
The ***** is probably so alienated the only thing he can think to do it belittle everyone else.
Perhaps he subconsciously thinks you're a big enough man to take it in your stride.
This guy might not be your future enemy but your future best friend.
OR if its just that he's a ****, smack him enough to put him on the floor wait for him to get up and repeat until a co-worker stops you or he's KO. Then I'd probably get on job search