Michael Gungor made complete sense when he said, 'burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.’ Many of us have started perceiving life as a mandatory race that we feel we need to run to survive. In this pursuit, we often tend to neglect the importance of our wellness and start inching towards burnout situations. This explains the reason why employee burnout is one of the most discussed phenomena in the contemporary business world.

What is your take on these alarming rates of employee burnout? In this special guest post, Jessica Robinson identifies the importance of employee recognition and how this can help to prevent burnout in the workplace.

Across the globe, organisations are seeing a significant increase in employee resignations. In the US alone, 4 million workers left their jobs in April this year and with lockdown restrictions lifting and “normal” life resuming, it appears more and more individuals are looking for new job opportunities, a more flexible working schedule or even a complete career change.

This trend has come as many employees and organisations are nearing the end of an extensive period working from home. It is thought that the experience of working remotely during this time has led to a shift in values and priorities for many individuals, both in their personal and professional lives, which has prompted them to reconsider their current employment. So how can employers prevent this increasing job dissatisfaction and the rise in resignations? And what can they do to ensure their employees are motivated, happy, and healthy?

Burnout is a common feeling to experience, especially within the workplace. It can leave individuals feeling helpless and out of control. Unfortunately, burnout can be quite hard to diagnose and so while prevention is a best-case scenario, it’s not always possible to spot ahead of time. Luckily, there are ways to recover when burnout occurs. Whether you are in the early stages of noticing a few, small symptoms of burnout or recognise yourself as being in one of the five stages, it’s important to remember there are ways you can move forward and recover.