Bridge #30: Causes of Workplace Burnout and How to Overcome It?

World Health Organization (WHO) recently categorized burnout as an official health condition. Institution emphasizes that burnout is specifically work-related and characterized by 1.A Sense of exhaustion or depletion 2. Mental distance from or negativity or cynicism about work 3. Decreased effectiveness work. In a systematic review of studies, burnout was found to be a significant predictor of numerous health problems including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatigue. According to gallop study, employees that suffers from burnout are 2.6 times more actively seeking new job and 63% are more likely to take sick day. In this topic, we will discuss more about causes of workplace burnout and how we should overcome it in better ways.