Be it the stressful commute, endless report writing or office politics, we've all got a few things we'd like to change at work.

But before you succumb to the urge to walk out over pay issues, or take a brick to your computer screen just to stop all the emails, let us help.

We've rounded up the most effective and useful advice to ease the pain of 10 common work complaints. Ready to take a deep breath?

1. Report writing

If you find writing weekly or daily reports a hard and slow slog, it’s a good idea to adopt a universal template. Asking your boss - or whoever you’re reporting to - for their preferred format is ideal, but this simple three-part technique should also work well.

In part one, outline what the key goals were ahead of the time frame.
Part two should then explain if those goals were met and how, along with any specific details such as statistics.
To finish-up, simply summarise what has been achieved, and what the next set of goals will be.

If you stick to the template and tackle one part at a time, you’ll find yourself moving through the report far easier, with less chance of losing direction in the middle. As you move forward, the last part of one report should also help you form the first part of the next, speeding things up again.

2. Office politics

At best, office politics can be complicated, and at worst, it's messy. The trick is to recognise the power struggles or conflicts at play, without getting embroiled in them yourself. Once you’re aware of the various relationships or potential tensions between team members, tread carefully, while remaining professional, polite and firm where needed.

If you’re clear about your intentions and the way you like to operate at work from the start, e.g. free of games and with professional transparency, you're less likely to find yourself at the centre of an office stand-off.

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