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fromFast Company
3 hours agoThe retention risk AI misses
Job-hopping is prevalent among younger workers, necessitating companies to continuously earn employee retention through purpose and growth.
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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
10 hours agoIs Believing You're Burned Out Burning You Out?
Burnout is often misdiagnosed and may be more preventable than perceived.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
6 days agoWhy So Many People Burn Out at Work
Burnout results from high demands, limited resources, and unmet psychological needs, not just workload alone.
Medicine
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThe cruelest part of being exhausted for no reason is that you start to distrust yourself. If the bloodwork is fine and the sleep is adequate and the schedule isn't punishing, then the only remaining explanation is that something is wrong with how you're built. And living inside that suspicion is its own kind of tired. - Silicon Canals
Exhaustion without a medical explanation leads to self-blame and societal dismissal, creating a unique struggle for those affected.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThe cruelest myth about self-discipline is that you have to feel ready - you don't, you never will, and the people who figured that out earlier simply have more years of evidence that the feeling eventually follows the action - Silicon Canals
Self-discipline begins with action, not feelings of readiness or motivation.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 day agoAI promises to free workers from grunt work, but psychologists say those mindless tasks are exactly what our brains need to recover | Fortune
Eliminating menial tasks with AI may reduce productivity by removing necessary breaks for mental bandwidth and problem-solving.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoThere's a kind of exhaustion that has nothing to do with how much you did today and everything to do with how many versions of yourself you performed. The tiredness isn't physical. It's the weight of translation between who you are privately and who each room requires you to become. - Silicon Canals
Exhaustion often stems from the cognitive load of managing multiple identities rather than just physical effort or workload.
Careers
fromSlate Magazine
3 days agoOne of My Employees Showed Up at Her Colleague's House Unannounced. What Followed Has Led to a Total Meltdown of My Office.
Workplace conflicts can severely impact office functionality, requiring careful management to retain valuable employees and address performance issues.
Remote teams
fromEntrepreneur
3 days agoThis Startup's Return-to-Office Mandate Failed - Now It's Paying Employees to Show Up: 'We Were Pulling Teeth'
Superhuman increased office attendance by offering wellness stipends for in-office work, replacing a failed return-to-office mandate with a voluntary program.
Business
fromEntrepreneur
1 month agoHow Employee Financial Wellness Unlocks Peak Productivity
Business leaders can address affordability and productivity simultaneously by implementing financial wellness programs that help employees achieve long-term financial stability and reduce financial stress-related productivity losses.
Mental health
fromFast Company
3 weeks agoHow companies can prioritize the mental health of their employees and take steps to address chronic burnout
Employers must prioritize mental health and foster supportive work environments to address employee burnout caused by external stressors and hustle culture.
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoThe Dangers of Over-Identifying With Your Job
Work-based identities can provide a strong sense of purpose. Such identities give a sense of uniqueness and yet simultaneously belonging-uniqueness from those outside our profession but belonging with those within it. We may enjoy a sense of community among those in the same profession and feel we are a part of something larger than ourselves.
Psychology
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fromeLearning Industry
3 weeks ago10 Signs Of A Toxic Workplace (And How Employees Can Protect Themselves)
Toxic workplaces develop from unaddressed negative behaviors, poor leadership, and unhealthy practices, manifesting through poor communication, hostile behavior, and lack of transparency that damage employee well-being and productivity.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoPsychology says the people who burn out fastest at work aren't the ones doing the most. They're the ones who never feel safe enough to do less. - Silicon Canals
Burnout stems primarily from psychological unsafety and conditional job security rather than excessive workload, creating relentless hypervigilance that exhausts employees emotionally.
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoDon't Quit Your Job-Audit It
Even if you dislike your job, purpose doesn't have to wait until evenings, weekends, or some distant "someday." Purpose can often be built within the work you're already doing. The key word here is built. Purpose Is Built, Not Found. We often talk about purpose as if it's something hidden out in the world waiting to be discovered, like buried treasure.
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