Office Toys Help Companies Cut Costs
KlearGear. com's stress-busting office toys help companies stem mounting losses from employee absenteeism, turnover, diminished productivity, and insurance.
San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) March 6, 2007
KlearGear. com (www. kleargear. com), a leading online retailer of office toys and gadgets, today announced the expansion of its workplace stress toy line. With polls today showing 80 percent of workers feeling stress on the job, stress now contributes to an estimated 60-80% of workplace accidents, 40% of employee turnover, and more than 1 million absences on an average workday. When factoring in stress related costs associated with quality control, customer service, sales, and administration, the economic impact of workplace stress may now make stress management the most important business challenge.
"Job stress costs American industry an estimated $300 billion a year," said KlearGear. com president Will Bermender. "Office toys can help improve employee morale, focus, and creativity by providing them an opportunity to escape, refocus, and personalize their space. Toys can help us come back down to a normal state so that we can prepare for the next problem or issue that we need to deal with."
Among KlearGear. com's 1,200 office toys and unique gadgets is The Cubes action figure playset (http://www. kleargear. com/1124.html (http://www. kleargear. com/1124.html)) which offers control-seekers the opportunity to build and staff a sea of cubicles right on their desktop. Employees in more creative environments might opt for a computer-controlled missile launcher that fires safe foam darts at co-workers (http://www. kleargear. com/5004.html (http://www. kleargear. com/5004.html)), while a plush Scapegoat ready to take the blame (http://www. kleargear. com/1866.html (http://www. kleargear. com/1866.html)) can provide a laugh at any level of an organization. Squeezable office toys such as the classic Bug Out Bob (http://www. kleargear. com/1130.html (http://www. kleargear. com/1130.html)) also relieve tension in employees' hands and forearms and can help stimulate the creative side of the brain.
"Workplace stress is a complex problem, and involves workload, performance feedback, role definition, corporate culture, empowerment, recognition, communication, and leadership," said Bermender. "There is no cure-all, but office toys are a way to motivate, retain, and reward employees while offering them necessary personal space to maintain health and inspire creativity."
For additional information, please visit http://www. KlearGear. com (http://www. KlearGear. com).
About KlearGear. com
KlearGear. com's collection of office toys and unique gadgets can upgrade every computer, gadget, and office geek's home and office.
For more information contact:
KlearGear. com
Will Bermender
(214) 432-7923
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