Excessive stress in the workplace is a serious matter of concern for everyone. Stress and strain adversely affect employees’ quality of work (QWL) and quality of life (QL). Changing the composition of the workforce, the increasing influence of information and communication technology (ICT), long working hours and huge work pressures to meet deadlines, enormous turbulence in the business environment, a self-imposed compulsion to retain one’s job and progress in the career path, successfully navigating the dynamics of corporate culture and leadership bring about several changes having far-reaching implications for the employees, organizations, and society-at-large. The present study attempted to review the previous studies relevant to the present study. The review presents some important and relevant studies on occupational stress experienced by employees working in various sectors, coping strategies they adopted to overcome the stress are indicated. The present research paper attempted to gather information by reviewing published books, and articles in multiple journals, and collecting relevant data from published dissertations