How can we combat burnout and the difficulty of finding happiness at work?

Sommaire:

1. Introduction 
1.1 The problem
1.2 Today's context

2. The symptoms

3. Recovery
3.1 Internal
3.2 External

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1. Introduction 

1.1 The problem

Burn Out is "a gradual process of wear and tear that originates in the workplace", explains Catherine Vasey, psychologist and author of Burn-out : le détecter et le prévenir. In fact, a Deloitte study shows that 70% of workers believe their employers are not doing enough to prevent or alleviate Burn Out, which quickly becomes a problem:

- for the employer, who receives mediocre results and is about to lose an employee, who will then have to be replaced.
- Turnover is a consequence of one of two options. Either the employee doesn't feel committed, or he or she is BurnOut.

Let's take a look at how this can be avoided, in order to improve the mental health of your employees, and therefore your bottom line.

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1.2 Today's context

Since the early 2010s, a symptom has begun to develop and spread at astonishing speed - the disease of ideality. Indeed, in our society, hyperactivity is over-valued, with information and task overload. At school, for example, young people are graded according to how much they learn by heart, rather than how well they interpret their knowledge.

Even in the most alkaline working world, adults are paid according to how many hours they put in, instead of how well they serve and what they have concretely contributed to the company. It will be far more useful to a company to have an employee who works 4 hours, smiling and being particularly pleasant to the customer, than one who works 6 hours but does so robotically - and yet the one who works 6 hours will be paid more...

2. Symptoms

The BurnOut can cause many symptoms, which, if left unhealed can become very unhealthy for an individual. Indeed, this can range from simple emotional exhaustion or lack of energy to having psychological effects that lead to cardiovascular disease and musculoskeletal pain. It can even have significant consequences on those around you, since it can be a source of aggression and irritability.

In this way, BurnOut can be predicated on pushing someone away from the individuals around them, and thus becoming lonely.

3. Recovery

Recuperating daily after work is one of the most important stages of the day. It brings our cortisol (stress hormone) levels back to normal. Doing this will therefore enable us to start the next day in good health.
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3.1 Internal

The first way to do this is through internal recovery. This is done during the day, through several types of activities that create a brief separation from your professional world. You can switch tasks, do breathing exercises, take breaks by going for a walk or simply by not checking your emails.

3.2 External

The other way to recover is externally, i.e. after your day, outside your professional setting. This is done, for example, by watching TV, reading, doing sport, or going out. You need to be careful to change activities to avoid getting into a routine, which increases the chances of high cortisol levels.

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