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(posted: May 20th, 2022)
The Great Resignation by the numbers:
A whopping 19 million workers quit their jobs between March 2021 and July 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Over 40% of employees are likely to leave their current jobs in the next three to six months (McKinsey).
And all of these numbers are likely to have risen since the start of 2022.
Burnout is a major contributor to this unprecedented exodus - employees are tired, workplace pressures are overwhelming, and they are looking for connection and purpose in their work. Our always-on availability has destroyed the boundary between where work ends and the rest of life starts.
Burnout is not garden-variety exhaustion, and is generally not solved by taking time off, or getting a bonus or a raise.
Burnout is a collection of issues stemming from chronic, ongoing workplace stress. Symptoms include feeling lack of energy or exhaustion, mental distance or cynicism towards the job, and reduced efficacy.
The signs of burnout - What you might notice in yourself or others:
Exhaustion
Cynicism
Reduced Efficacy
Now that you know what to look for, what causes burnout? While the obvious answer might seem to be overwork (e.g., "crunch" time at a video game developer, or lawyers working 12-hour days for months at a time on a major case), that is not the whole story. The stress that leads to burnout can be seemingly low level, bubbling along under the surface for a long time, slowly eating away at employee morale and loyalty.
Some of the factors that cause burnout include:
Okay, let's be clear: Fixing burnout isn't going to happen overnight.
Adam Grant puts it bluntly, "Vacations and perks aren't cures for exhaustion. They're temporary bandages to stop the bleeding. The first principle of fighting burnout is to reduce demands. Stop overloading teams with stressful tasks and expecting one person to do multiple jobs."
But the good news is, much of what we've been focusing on as an antidote to The Great Resignation will also help with burnout. If you've started being thoughtful about how you treat your employees, you are already on track to mitigate burnout.
Instead of just being words on a page, our values have become something we are living and practicing daily thanks to Kristi and the way she facilitates the DiSC programs.
~ Jason, Director of Learning & Development, Frank Rimerman
Burnout is a real issue in today's workplace, and it's getting worse, adding to the already large numbers of employees quitting their jobs. You, as leaders and managers, are the ones who can fix it. Actively build a culture of trust and respect for your people, give them the time and resources to do their jobs, stop the old thinking that more time worked is how employees earn their stripes, and really prioritize work / life separation.
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