It seems that job burnout was not limited to the period of the Corona pandemic only, as burnout in the workplace reached its highest levels since the spring of 2021.
Of 10,243 full-time office workers surveyed in six countries, including the US and UK, more than 40 percent said they were overwhelmed at work, which the World Health Organization defines as an increased sense of depletion and negativity.
Women and employees under the age of 30 were the most vulnerable to job burnout.
Forty-eight percent of 18-29-year-olds said they feel drained, while 46 percent of women reported higher levels of fatigue compared to 37 percent of men.
While these concerns are not specific to one age group, stress levels are exceptionally high among young people who feel they have less control and stability in their careers.
The study indicated that employees, who are under the age of 30, fear that layoffs will affect them because they are the least experienced.
Experts unanimously agree that the repercussions of the ongoing Corona crisis and geopolitical tension, along with economic uncertainty, are exacerbating the suffering of these most vulnerable groups and threaten to further isolate them.
In this context, a professor of management and human development expert, Dr. Raafat Youssef, told Sky News Arabia:
- Burnout is a term that appeared in 1974 and was coined by the famous scientist Herbert Frieden Berger.
- This term means that there is no balance between work and rest, as stress raises levels of the hormone cortisol, which greatly affects mental health, which clearly affects our productive ability.
- The Corona pandemic, and then entering the stage of the Ukrainian war, greatly raised the level of fear among employees of the future.
- Improving the internal work environment that raises employee motivation.
