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Faced with an ever-increasing level of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion, some people understandably buckle under the pressure. The combination of COVID-19, being forced to work from home, economic uncertainty and limited interaction with the working environment is a volatile cocktail that can easily lead to burnout. Identifying the symptoms and changing bad habits are the key to avoiding this situation.<\/p>\n

There were 239 cases of burnout recorded in Luxembourg in 2018. This figure is probably underestimated as burnout is not (yet) recognised as an illness here. However, this is a worrying phenomenon that affects an increasing number of employees, making their daily lives unbearable. This phenomenon saw a sharp rise in 2020 as a result of the healthcare crisis. The Luxembourg Chamber of Employees (Chambre des Salari\u00e9s Luxembourg \u2013 CSL<\/strong><\/span><\/a>) warns in the introduction to its eighth national survey, the Quality of Work Index Luxembourg, that \u201cthere has been a significant deterioration in the perception of the quality of work in 2020\u201d. Overall, the Quality of Work Index showed a significant fall in 2020. The decline was particularly noticeable among young employees, plant and machine operators, fitters, elementary occupations and part-time workers.<\/p>\n

Our aim here is not to study the underlying causes of this deterioration; you are our concern. Are you facing a higher degree of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion in your professional life? If the answer to this question is yes, please be aware that burnout is not a taboo subject and that it is not inevitable. It\u2019s time to take action!<\/p>\n

How\u2019s work? A nightmare!<\/h2>\n

If you can\u2019t stand your boss, are terrified of going into the office and are having serious trouble sleeping, you definitely have the symptoms of burnout. This syndrome of emotional and psychological exhaustion is often linked to work and can affect any one of us, particularly those with an anxious disposition or perfectionist tendencies. The desire to control everything and the resulting difficulty in delegating are often risk factors.<\/p>\n

Anyone can suffer from burnout.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Anyone can suffer from burnout. While some professions are considered higher risk (company executives, managers, teachers, carers, etc.), you too could become a victim of burnout.<\/p>\n

There can be many causes: pressure from your employer to achieve challenging targets, pressure you put on yourself, a hectic working pace, staff shortages, the fear of losing your job or a fragile work-life balance. It\u2019s often the culmination a number of factors that causes you to crack. And then it\u2019s quite simply the fact that work is making you ill. With the decline in employee well-being in 2020, one in every three people is estimated to be at risk of depression.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 and teleworking is an explosive cocktail<\/h2>\n

It has been even harder than usual to find a proper work-life balance during lockdown. Working from home<\/strong><\/span><\/a> surrounded by children playing or needing your help with schoolwork is a real challenge. Difficulties reconciling work and home life hit new heights for employees, both those with and without children (an increase of 35% versus 2014 according to the CSL figures).<\/p>\n

Did you feel overwhelmed and unable to cope with everything? Did you find it hard to be disciplined and work as efficiently as you do in the office? Don\u2019t worry, you\u2019re not alone. COVID-19 upended daily lives and took its toll on morale for everyone, bringing its share of stress and pressure as we were confronted with a new type of remote working, far from our colleagues and reliant on new tools. Teleworking and the absence of human contact have affected our health, creating a sense of abandonment for some of us. Cooperation, participation and motivation usually have a positive impact on the quality of work, but all were in short supply in 2020.<\/p>\n

As a result, many of us who were already struggling with stress in our daily lives have become worn down, and ultimately unable to cope with an increasing workload and conditions that some of us have found more challenging. In its survey, the CSL notes a rise in the mental workload and time pressure, leading to a 15% rise in emotional difficulties related to work since 2016.<\/p>\n

Burnout creeps into your life gradually and silently, and you don\u2019t realise until it\u2019s too late.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How to identify burnout<\/h2>\n

Burnout creeps into your life gradually and silently, and you don\u2019t realise until it\u2019s too late. So how can you tell if you are suffering from burnout? You have to respond honestly to a few questions.<\/p>\n