{"id":11104,"date":"2022-12-20T12:44:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T07:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akriviahcm.com\/resources\/?post_type=hr-glossary&#038;p=11104"},"modified":"2024-03-19T16:29:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T10:59:09","slug":"employee-burnout","status":"publish","type":"hr-glossary","link":"https:\/\/akriviahcm.com\/resources\/hr-glossary\/employee-burnout","title":{"rendered":"Employee Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Employee Burnout (or)<\/strong> <strong>workplace burnout<\/strong> is a state of emotional and mental exhaustion that can lead to poor performance, lowered motivation and decreased productivity. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent survey found that more than half of employees experience burnout at some point during their careers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Four Reasons Why Employees Burn Out<\/h3>\n<p>The following factors can cause workplace burnout<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Overwork:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Too much work is a common complaint among employees. Some employees argue that they have too much work, while others say they need more time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Workplace politics or workplace conflict:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Workplace politics or workplace conflict can occur between co-workers, managers and employees. The less you like the people you work with, the more likely you will become burned out.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Lack of recognition or reward for good work: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees may be prone to burnout when they feel like they&#8217;re working hard and not receiving any <a href=\"https:\/\/akriviahcm.com\/products\/employee-engagement\"><strong>recognition or reward<\/strong><\/a> for their hard work. When the company rewards employees for doing good work, they will likely be happy and want to continue doing their jobs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Lack of support from managers and colleagues: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In many cases, people experience burnout because they lack the support they need to do their job. Managers may need to give employees more time to do their jobs, or they may need to provide them with the resources that are necessary to do their jobs effectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>How To Avoid Employee Burnout At Work<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Create a healthy work environment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This includes having the right attitude, setting clear goals and objectives, providing feedback and praise, and allowing employees to have their own ideas about how best to solve problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Give support:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Employees who feel valued and supported are less likely to experience burnout. They will also be more willing to take risks, leading to innovation and new ideas that benefit the organization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Encourage employee involvement in company decisions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Employees will be less likely to feel burned out if they feel they are making a difference at work. So encourage them to participate in decision-making processes; they will feel better about themselves and their work if they feel it is important enough for others to notice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Encourage collaboration and communication:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Encourage open communication between managers and employees so that everyone knows what&#8217;s happening in the company. This will help prevent misunderstandings and also lead to a more efficient workflow.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-11104","hr-glossary","type-hr-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is Employee Burnout? - Akrivia HCM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Employee burnout is a term used to describe a state of employee exhaustion caused by long working hours, no recognition and other factors.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/akriviahcm.com\/resources\/hr-glossary\/employee-burnout\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Employee Burnout\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Employee burnout is a term used to describe a state of employee exhaustion caused by long working hours, no recognition and other factors.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/akriviahcm.com\/resources\/hr-glossary\/employee-burnout\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Akrivia HCM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AkriviaHCM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-19T10:59:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AkriviaHCM\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/akriviahcm.com\\\/resources\\\/hr-glossary\\\/employee-burnout\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/akriviahcm.com\\\/resources\\\/hr-glossary\\\/employee-burnout\",\"name\":\"What is Employee Burnout? 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