Publication Type
News Article
Publication Date
11-2021
Abstract
Employers, take note: There’s more to burnout which corporate wellness initiatives alone cannot solve, say SMU researchers. The huge wave of resignations spurred by the pandemic has forced companies to confront burnout, implementing “burnout breaks” to curb the loss of productivity that comes with working too much. Though initiatives like “mental health weeks” are widely appreciated, they merely scratch the surface and do not solve the issue. To truly put out the flames of burnout, a precise diagnosis of the problem is critical. This is especially true in Singapore, the world’s most fatigued country where one in two workers feels exhausted and 58 per cent feel overworked, according to Microsoft’s Work Trend Index published in May.
Keywords
Work burnout, mental health, employees, well-being, Singapore
Discipline
Asian Studies | Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory | Social Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Channel NewsAsia
Citation
NG, Tina Li Yi and HARTANTO, Andree, "Burnout isn’t just exhaustion: Workers can also feel cynical or inadequate" (2021). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 3471.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3471
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3471
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/work-burnout-employee-manager-company-leave-remote-hybrid-2316581
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