Plymouth University (UK) to fill a room with puppies and cake to help reduce stress in students - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Dvdgg;49667940]In my uni if you want to relax you are on your own. If you can't handle the stress learn how to before you fail your exams due to having a bunch of them the same day.[/QUOTE] On my course, as even specified by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, stress is part of the experience, learn to cope with stress within the constraints of the course content because nobody is gonna give you a foot rub and some puppies in the work place

[QUOTE=phygon;49667889]I honestly believe that all university libraries should have a level or a large room that's full of beanbags etc, designed like creative spaces are for de-stressing while working [IMG]http://www.eurostylelighting.com/modern-inspiration/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-00-01/6708.skype_2D00_office_2D00_decor.jpg[/IMG] Take skype's offices as an example.[/QUOTE] Our library has a "quiet room" thats got large bean bags. And each of the dorms has a media room thats hog these huge ones that you could sleep on.

Someone at my university brings in some bunnies in the breezeway to help de-stress people from time to time

[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;49667959]On my course, as even specified by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, stress is part of the experience, learn to cope with stress within the constraints of the course content because nobody is gonna give you a foot rub and some puppies in the work place[/QUOTE] The workplace SHOULD give you space and time to destress though. Hopefully by making spaces like these mandatory in schools, workplaces will follow suit. Google offices already offer TONS of amenities and their employees are happier and more productive as a result. [quote]It is no secret that working for Google has it’s benefits. Google has ranked highly on Forbes’ top ten places to work since the awards inception in 2009. By providing a range of perks, including free meals, snacks and gym facilities, Google consistently keeps it’s employees happy. Bored during the lunch break? Video games, table football and billiards are provided for the staff’s entertainment. Hair getting in the way at work? Free haircuts are available on site. Employees are even allowed to spend up to 20% of their time at work on personal projects, which Google claims are often the source of the company’s most innovative new products. What’s in it for Google? Google aren’t doing all this out of the kindness of their hearts – there is hard evidence to suggest that a happy workforce is a creative and productive workforce. Research has shown that work related stress is the second most common health problem in Europe’s workplaces – after musculoskeletal disorders. In the UK, stress, depression, and anxiety accounted for more than 15 million sick days last year, the highest in five years. 50–60% of all lost working days can be attributed to work-related stress, which averages to 27 days off work for every employee suffering from stress. The BBC reports that sick leave is costing the UK economy an annual total of £14 billion. Many of Google’s perks, from their subsidized massage program to their bring-your-pet-to-work scheme, are designed to target stress and boost employee morale. Around 50% of workers in large companies (250+ employees) consider stress to be a common problem in their workplace, but a few outliers, such as Google, are doing their best to keep that number down and to keep productivity high.[/quote] [[URL="http://www.hrreview.co.uk/analysis/analysis-reward/how-googles-perks-alleviate-stress-and-boost-employees-morale/51975"]x[/URL]] Workplaces and schools that are ahead of the curve are likely to be more successful when it comes to employee or student retention.

I'd prefer a giant fat pig I can rest my head on or a large python that will slowly constrict my neck and kill me

[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;49667959]On my course, as even specified by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, stress is part of the experience, learn to cope with stress within the constraints of the course content because nobody is gonna give you a foot rub and some puppies in the work place[/QUOTE] I'm not sure about engineering but with my experience as a programmer, working in a game studio is actually a LOT less stressful than working on coursework.

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;49665757]while this is pretty good, there needs to be better education on stress management techniques[/QUOTE] :| My college just went "Lol, stressed? Meditate!" I wish I was making this up. We had an entire hour long meeting dedicated to learning about "mindfulness", and then the last 15 minutes was the dean leading the entire class in a meditation session. Honestly, having dogs to pet on would have been awesome to have during finals week.

I thought this was common. Both colleges I've went to do this during exam week. They always bring the fluffiest, most chill dogs on the planet.

[QUOTE=maddogsamurai;49666296]My college has massage sessions during finals. Puppies would have been better.[/QUOTE] My college has bananas in a basket and coolers full of water. Outreach is practically nonexistent. Everything else is for sale.

[QUOTE=phygon;49667889]I honestly believe that all university libraries should have a level or a large room that's full of beanbags etc, designed like creative spaces are for de-stressing while working [IMG]http://www.eurostylelighting.com/modern-inspiration/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-00-01/6708.skype_2D00_office_2D00_decor.jpg[/IMG] Take skype's offices as an example.[/QUOTE] That looks [I]really[/I] uncomfortable.

[QUOTE=Jackald;49674388]Can't imagine anything worse than an entire room filled with dog hair and fucking dogs coming over and distracting me. There's something nice and comforting about having a warm cup of coffee and a musty old textbook to pore over in a quiet corner of the library. You can't beat it, it's the number 1 thing I miss most about University. Well that and having free time.[/QUOTE] The libraries at uni are a little too bright for me, can't relax properly in that shit.

[QUOTE=Jackald;49674388]Can't imagine anything worse than an entire room filled with dog hair and fucking dogs coming over and distracting me. There's something nice and comforting about having a warm cup of coffee and a musty old textbook to pore over in a quiet corner of the library. You can't beat it, it's the number 1 thing I miss most about University. Well that and having free time.[/QUOTE] Rooms like this aren't really meant for studying so much as for paying attention to the dogs. It's an area to play, really.

[QUOTE=Dr.C;49668109]I'd prefer a giant fat pig I can rest my head on or a large python that will slowly constrict my neck and kill me[/QUOTE] That sounds like a great idea for an article on The Onion. [I]University to offer neck-constricting Photons for students wishing to take an easy way out of finals week.[/I]

We don't have any dedicated puppy rooms at my college, but we have a shitload of feral cats. Literally hundreds. And my campus is pretty small, you can walk from one side to the other in 5 minutes, including dorms. anywho, once in a while some of the cats will let you approach them and pet them (they're fairly clean) yet people still get super stressed here.. Right before finals one semester someone threw a fire extinguisher through a window on the second floor of the dorms, screamed "fuck this place" and promptly dropped out [editline]4th February 2016[/editline] also I'm taking 20 units each semester send help

I wish my college has a distressing room.

This can only go terribly awry if they're not careful of what cakes there are. [QUOTE=KOS-MOS;49675101]I wish my college has a distressing room.[/QUOTE] I think you mean de-stressing room. A distressing college room would be literally any other college room.

Reminds me of this: [img]https://i.imgur.com/1JCPIOv.png[/img]