Not all stress is equal. In fact, a little bit of stress in the workplace is beneficial to all of us, boosting our ability to forge ahead, and aiding in the generation of novel ideas. However, chronic and persistent stress that hasn’t been managed can easily lead to burnout. In fact, in May 2019, “burnout” was added to the World Health Organisation’s ICD-11 as an official diagnosis.
With the state of the world in pandemic, the risk for workplace burnout has risen significantly. Burned out employees aren’t difficult to identify. Exhaustion, cynicism, reduced professional efficacy, and absenteeism are the most common symptoms.
Burnout is detrimental to both employer and employee:
Based on Robert Walters survey, the following are some of the key statistics that we found out.
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Robert Walters has also put together a webinar about how to prevent workplace burnout. Watch the on-demand webinar here.
Burning the candle: Preventing workplace burnout e-guide
Not all stress is equal. In fact, a little bit of stress in the workplace is beneficial to all of us, boosting our ability to forge ahead, and aiding in the generation of novel ideas. However, chronic and persistent stress that hasn’t been managed can easily lead to burnout. In fact, in May 2019, “b
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