Tag Archives: Burnout

Google’s paid leave, vacation policies adapt to the COVID burnout era | Fortune … Source link

More than a year and a half into the pandemic, the mental health of workers nationwide is deteriorating at an alarming rate. Nearly 80% of workers are worried about their mental health, and those concerns are nearly double that of physical health, according to a recent Conference Board survey of 1,800 U.S. workers. “In April, we were much more optimistic that there would be a return to the new normal or the next normal. I think we’ve found that that’s not really happening and it has had an… Source link

For many teachers across the country, the stress of managing their own health concerns during the pandemic, juggling classroom and online education and trying to maintain a connection with students has brought them to a breaking point. A January survey by RAND Corporation found that because of pandemic-related anxieties, one-quarter of U.S. teachers plan to leave the profession by the end of the year. “One of the most consistent narratives you’ve probably heard over the past year is [that]… Source link

Working remotely has been a challenge, to say the least. It has forced companies, individuals, and families to change the way they work–and more importantly, how they balance that work with everything else. Right now, that ‘everything else’ includes a lot of things no one imagined we’d be dealing with when this year started.  As a result, companies have had to figure out ways to help their employees stay focused while also making time for themselves. In a memo to employees,… Source link