Posted by Captain Awesome on May 7, 2013 in Cape Town | 0 comments

Tonight is the night peeps! The rock legend brings his tunes to the Cape to rock the Cape Town Stadium tonight.

I know a few people going but unfortunately my sister won’t be going due to her broken leg. I must admit that the entire setup has been quite unfriendly towards someone who is “disabled”. Don’t worry, there is a full blog post coming about that.

Anyway, here are some tunes to get you amped for tonight.

Posted by Captain Awesome on May 7, 2013 in Cape Town | 0 comments

Hold up. HOLD UP! JB is in the house tomorrow night at the Cape Town stadium.

Yes, that means that the entire city is going to held hostage by an 18 year old and his legion of 14 year old female fans. Sigh.

Here is your WARNING: Stay in doors if you want your ear drums to stay intact or your eyes to bleed from high pitched screaming.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Poor parents who have to go along and suffer with them. Lol.

Here is an awesome Justin Bieber prank to make you all feel better.

I was going to file this under “Music” but that hurt, so I went with “Cape Town” instead.

Posted by Captain Awesome on Apr 29, 2013 in Cape Town | 0 comments

Curb stress in the office: Allow employees to stay at home

The global recession was responsible for major changes in many work environments across the world. Restructuring, an increase in the expectation placed on employee capacity, and the need to stay ahead of the pack for job security were huge stressors for employees in the years following the recession. Even though the business environment has stabilised since the global downturn, stress levels related to work are still on the rise, which doesn’t bode well for productivity.

Stress factors at work

One of the major causes of stress at work is the inability for outdated ways of doing business – including the use of rigid hierarchical structures – to be replaced with more efficient and innovative business processes. Fast-paced business environments don’t seem to take into consideration the fact that employees also need to fulfill other roles that pertain to family and social structures, with more and more demand being placed on employees to utilise their time outside of business hours to fulfill work obligations. Commuting time and distances are also major stress factors, with employees arriving at work in an existing state of stress only exacerbating stress levels on the job.

Symptoms of high stress levels

Irritability, fatigue, insomnia, and low immunity are common among stressed-out employees. More troubling, however, are the effects of chronic stress, which causes the development of far more serious illnesses such as diabetes, heart conditions, high blood pressure, and asthma, amongst others. Not only do sufferers develop conditions that may well be life-long, but the effects of employees under constant stress will also affect their employers’ bottom line. As employees are forced to take more sick days, productivity is significantly affected. And since those most stressed are the high achieving employees, companies risk losing their stars to a more balanced lifestyle, as more and more employees choose the route of entrepreneurship to escape high stress office environments.

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