The coronavirus pandemic has upended work and life routines, straining employee mental health and leading to high rates of burnout. Seventy-five percent of people have experienced burnout at work, with 40% saying they’ve experienced burnout during the pandemic specifically, according to a new survey by FlexJobs, an online job service for professionals seeking flexible work, and the nonprofit Mental Health America.
Burnout, when not addressed, can lead to serious mental health conditions and costs employers $125 to $190 billion in lost productivity and healthcare costs, according to Gallup. Despite the risks of ignoring burnout in the workplace, 56% said their HR departments did not encourage conversations about burnout. Only 1 in 5 (21%) said HR offered productive solutions to burnout issues, according to the FlexJobs survey.
