Too lazy to do anything, job burnout pervades the workplace _ comprehensive guidance

Too lazy to do anything, job burnout pervades the workplace _ comprehensive guidance "is like a stagnant pool waiting to dry up"-a self-report of a job burnout person

With his diligence and ability, Xiao Liu in his early thirties not only quickly gained a foothold in a large enterprise after graduating from college, but also recently established a happy family with an enviable stable salary. But recently, she found herself suddenly becoming more and more lazy: too lazy to work, too lazy to read, too lazy to talk, and even too lazy to play her favorite game-bowling.

She told reporters that when she just graduated from college, she was glad to find such a job that suits her, with a professional counterpart, rich income and stability. At the beginning of her work, Xiao Liu devoted herself wholeheartedly with confidence, but a year later, she found that her work was always so orderly and step by step, and all the actions were the same as planned, without any novelty. She is no longer as complacent about the completion of the task as she was when she first came.

Xiao Liu, who just came back from vacation, said frankly that the enthusiasm for work after relaxation only lasted for a day or two, and it didn't take long before he fell into burnout. Now, she wants to take a vacation again, and even has the idea of "giving up her job and going home to be a full-time wife".

When interviewed by reporters, Xiao Liu always said, "I am very tired and don't want to work, but I have to work." She said that every day is a routine, and piles of papers are there, like a mountain, which can never be moved. Wake up the next day and repeat the work of the previous day, endless, with no end in sight. Even sometimes I have to take a lot of work home after work, or work overtime for an important meeting, and I feel particularly tired. Moreover, whenever she sees all kinds of intrigue in the office, she gets bored. I feel good when I leave home every day, but I feel unhappy when I enter the unit.

When Xiao Liu spoke, his eyes were half closed, his face was tired and he looked decadent. She said that people around me envied me, took a steady salary and sat in a comfortable office. "Actually, I'm not doing well. I always feel busy and have no time to enjoy life. The most important thing is that I have been busy for a long time but I have never been busy with anything. I just soak in the mountains of files and documents every day. Every time we enter the year-end, the unit should make a performance summary and appraisal, and the superior needs all kinds of information and forms to fill in, which makes people breathless. These materials are like chewing wax. Those forms are troublesome and boring. I don't know why I have to fill it out. There are very few results that can be written for a long time. The form is already on my desk. I don't want to touch it at all if I'm not in a hurry. "

Tired from work, Xiao Liu is not interested in anything. "In the past, in the office, my colleagues would tell some jokes to enliven the atmosphere. I could still laugh at that time, but now I'm too lazy to listen, and I'm numb. I work mechanically every day. "

Xiao Liu told reporters that in the last year or two, she has always had a bad sleep at night, her mood is a little low, her behavior has become eccentric, she often complains and gets angry, and she can't be happy ... "My husband thought I had a physical problem and asked me to go to the hospital for a physical examination. There was nothing wrong with the result."

Finally, Xiao Liu said sadly, I am very sad now. I always feel like a pool of stagnant water, without fresh living water to supplement it, without ups and downs. As if waiting for the exhausted day.

With the rapid development of economy, the acceleration of organizational change and the aggravation of occupational instability, people feel unprecedented work pressure, and job burnout has become a white-collar disease in cities.

A situation like Xiao Liu's loss of interest in work, which seriously affects his mood and physical health, is increasingly appearing in urbanites. Kobayashi is the department manager of a large joint venture. She is a standard working girl, and everyone envies her. However, she is so tired of her job that she is not interested in it at all. I feel very tired when I walk into the office every morning, and I have no intention to deal with the documents at hand.

Dr. Ada, a psychologist at Sichuan University, and Kong Qin, a psychological consultant at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, said in an interview that the performance like Xiao Liu and Xiao Lin is a kind of job burnout, which mostly happens to urban white-collar workers, and it can be said to be an "urban white-collar disease".

They say that excessive stress can lead to fatigue, anxiety, depression, decreased working ability and even physical and mental exhaustion, which is called job burnout. At present, China is in the stage of social transformation, with rapid economic development, accelerated organizational change and intensified occupational instability, and people feel unprecedented pressure at work.

According to experts' specific analysis, the competition in the professional field is becoming more and more fierce. Although Xiao Lin is sitting in the position of manager, many people are eyeing him. Therefore, in order to gain a firm foothold, she is very strict with herself and will blame herself for any flaws for a long time. In the long run, she gradually lost the pleasure of working, and her frustration, anxiety and depression accumulated over time, forming a burnout mentality. As soon as she entered the office, she felt physically and mentally exhausted and had an instinctive boredom.

Experts pointed out that although this kind of job burnout is not a disease, it still has a great negative effect on people. Light will make people lose interest in their work and have a strong sense of fatigue; In severe cases, there will be symptoms such as drowsiness or insomnia, memory loss, trance, inability to eat or even vomiting. A report of the United Nations calls this non-disease state of modern people "sub-health". Being in this state for a long time will induce some chronic diseases. At present, many developed countries no longer advocate extending working hours, and advocate less overtime and no overtime, just to alleviate the psychological and physical discomfort of employees.

Ada and other experts believe that the key to job burnout lies in whether you have the right attitude. As long as you have the right attitude, you can turn depression and frustration into optimism, self-confidence and success. Some ups and downs in my career are normal, the influencing factors are complicated, and they are not entirely personal problems. There is no need to care too much or ask too much of yourself. As for the job burnout caused by lack of challenge and monotonous work, we can try to divide the work content into "important", "more important" and "unimportant" to see which jobs can be left out or delegated to more suitable people. Find some responsibilities that are challenging to you and you are interested in taking on.

70% of the professionals in China have experienced different degrees of job burnout, which has become a common problem for professionals in China.

According to the international classification, job burnout is generally divided into three aspects: emotional exhaustion, cynicism and low sense of accomplishment. China Human Resources Development Network's "China Job Burnout Index Survey" conducted by many well-known media in the United Nations shows that 70% of Chinese professionals have experienced job burnout to varying degrees, and "job burnout" has become a common problem among Chinese professionals.

Experts such as Ada and Kong Qin analyzed in detail the three major manifestations of job burnout and its causes.

Emotional exhaustion refers to individuals who think that all their emotional resources have been exhausted, feel particularly tired and stressed, lack motivation and motivation for work, and feel depressed, nervous and even afraid of work. Many professionals, especially middle and senior white-collar workers, are in a state of tension under high pressure for a long time and are prone to emotional exhaustion.

Cynicism refers to keeping a certain distance from work and other people related to work, not being as enthusiastic and devoted to work as before, always passively completing one's work, expressing doubts about the meaning of work, and no longer caring about whether one's work contributes.

A low sense of accomplishment means that individuals hold negative comments on themselves, think that they can't finish their work effectively, or doubt the contribution of their work, and think that their work has no contribution to society, organizations and others. This kind of emotion mainly appears in some civil servants, teachers and ordinary employees of the company.

According to experts, there are usually the following reasons for job burnout: failure to get promoted; This work is not challenging; The workload is too heavy; Investment can not get the corresponding return; Dissatisfied with the management style and style of the direct supervisor; The organization is not fair enough; It is incompatible with the value pursuit emphasized by the unit; Dissatisfied with the internal communication of the unit; Unclear division of labor; Have a bad relationship with family; The organization cannot provide necessary support for the work; Suggestions are not taken seriously by leaders; Interpersonal relationship is very nerve-racking; The rules and regulations are not reasonable enough.

In the "China Job Burnout Index Survey", civil servants, logistics/transportation personnel and teachers are the most prone to job burnout. Job burnout is manifested in the initial indifference to work and indifference to customers after newcomers join the work; In the middle stage, it is cynicism and low sense of accomplishment; Frequent job-hopping in the later period, giving up on yourself.

Experts believe that working for five years is a "threshold" and the enthusiasm of employees is decreasing every year. A total of five years, emotions have been consumed to the maximum extent. Employees with low seniority frequently change jobs, mainly because of their low material sense and sense of accomplishment; Because of the stable salary and familiarity with the work, older employees are more likely to show slack. (Hou Dawei)

Source: Economic Information Daily