Workplace Burnout Prevention And The Importance Of Self Care

Sadia Mirza
2 min readSep 5, 2021

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Burnout is a sort of pressure that people may encounter especially the workers, characterised by a sense of diminished accomplishment as well as physical and emotional tiredness. It occurs when you are stressed out and feel incapable of meeting all of your life's expectations. Subsequently, you lose interest or motivation to accomplish even the most basic tasks.

World Health Organization classifies workplace burnout as an occupational phenomenon. The WHO says it is a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.

Self Care is the tool that can help in preventing workplace burnout for the employees. Employees must be encouraged to practise self-care. It reduces the harmful effects of occupational burnout and provides tremendous healing for employees.

Causes of burnout in the workplace.

You have the impression that you have little or no influence over your work. For your good effort, there is a lack of recognition or reward.

Job expectations that are unclear or excessively demanding may cause workplace burnout. Doing labour that is boring or uninteresting and working in a chaotic environment are the reasons for burnout.

Tips For Avoiding Burnout At The Workplace And Practicing Self - Care.

BE EASY ON YOURSELF

Consider how you can use what you've learned to your future performance. Remind yourself that even the most successful people have failed numerous times before succeeding. Take all failures in stride and remember that they are just temporary.

Have Some 'Me-Time'

You should take some time for yourself especially when you are in the midst of a workload. Take some time for yourself to walk, look outside at a great view of nature, drink your favourite coffee or do anything that you know will change your mood.

Saying 'No'.

Many of us believe that we are not a good worker if we say no, and we will not be promoted if we say no. It is, nonetheless, an important component of informing our colleagues when we have reached our work limit. Be aware that if you accept the additional work, the quality of your job may decline, which will be detrimental to the team and business. You may find that doing so earns you respect from your coworkers and management, as well as inspiring others to follow suit.

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Sadia Mirza
Sadia Mirza

Written by Sadia Mirza

Hello, My name is Sadia and I am a Content, Article, Blog and book writer with seven years of experience. I am excited to offer my services as a freelancer.

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