{"id":66089,"date":"2022-10-18T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talogy.com\/?p=66089"},"modified":"2025-09-18T21:49:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:49:33","slug":"conquering-employee-burnout-how-to-minimize-stress-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en\/blog\/conquering-employee-burnout-how-to-minimize-stress-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Conquering employee burnout: How to minimize stress in the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Employee stress has once again reached an all-time high \u2014 even higher than in previous years \u2014 with 44 percent of employees globally saying they experienced a lot of daily stress in the previous day. Chronic stress at work isn\u2019t just a daily nuisance; it can seriously impact employees\u2019 overall well-being and can lead to burnout, a problem that negatively impacts productivity and employee retention and majorly disrupts a person\u2019s life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is that employers can take an active role in fighting back against these problems. Learn how you can create an environment for employees that serves to minimize unhealthy stress levels and promotes greater well-being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What role does stress play in the workplace?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First, it\u2019s important to understand that stress in the workplace isn\u2019t always a bad thing<\/a>. Research shows that moderate stress levels can boost motivation, build resilience at work<\/a>, encourage bonding, and more. Consider the stress you may have felt before giving an important presentation. Chances are, it pushed you to prepare and practice and left you feeling accomplished after a job well done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chronic or extreme stress, on the other hand, does not deliver the same benefits as isolated instances of moderate stress. Frequent and intense feelings of stress negatively impact employees\u2019 well-being. A stressed-out employee may seem to get a lot of work done as they scramble to keep up with deadlines, but this sort of approach to work isn\u2019t sustainable and is likely to lead to a major drop in productivity, known as burnout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employee burnout has become a major issue<\/a>, with 74 percent of workers saying they experience burnout on the job at least sometimes. The most serious cases of burnout push employees to resign or take long periods off work to try to recover their mental and even physical health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What causes chronic stress and employee burnout?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Employees can experience high levels of stress and get burned out for reasons outside of their work responsibilities. For example, the mental strain of going through a divorce or a death in the family may spill over into an employee\u2019s mental well-being at work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the drivers behind employee burnout are usually tied at least in part to an employee\u2019s experience working for your company. It\u2019s normal to have stressful events and days at work, but a job that feels stress-inducing day after day is sure to cause some serious issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Health and Safety Executive, there are six areas<\/a> that, when managed improperly, can lead to work-related stress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n