Bloomberg: Burnout of office workers in the world has reached record levels

Bloomberg, citing a survey conducted by the research consortium Future Forum, reports that over 40% of people working at a computer experience burnout at work. It is noted that the corresponding survey is conducted quarterly in the US, UK, Japan, Australia, Germany and France.

The survey data suggests that the situation in the States is better than in the rest of the world, but the overall burnout rate of workers has become higher even compared to the period of the pandemic. Future Forum researchers believe that the situation is due to economic uncertainty, fear of job cuts and pressure on employees to return to work in the office from a remote location.

The survey results also indicate that burnout is a reflection of how flexible an employee’s schedule is. More than half of the respondents who said they were unhappy with the flexibility of their schedule also spoke about burnout at work. According to the Future Forum, employees with fixed schedules were twice as likely to say they would be looking for a new job during the year, and those who could choose their working hours were more likely to work more efficiently and be less likely to quit.

Increasing technology load was cited as another contributing factor to burnout, noting that large employers currently use an average of about 211 different apps for work, up from 195 last year.