Know the signs of burnout (Employee management)

“Employee burnout is more than a temporary situation after a difficult week,” says Dorothy Lecher, human resources director at Prema-Lean Farms. “It is a physical, emotional and mental state of exhaustion caused by a demanding environment or the inability to meet those demands.”

Even though it’s not a precisely defined medical condition, burnout has recognizable symptoms. Some of those include:

• Emotional and physical exhaustion
• Irritability, negativity
• Gastrointestinal problems, headaches
• Sadness
• Increased cynicism
• A decline in creativity, problem-solving ability
• Quick to anger
• Defensive, edgy and quick to blame others
• Detachment from others
• Lethargic
• Unable to find satisfaction in job performance
• Questions the values of what he does
• Dreads going to work most mornings

In addition to sub-par performance, if left untreated, burnout can lead to high blood pressure, headaches, insomnia and depression.

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