The Economic Times daily newspaper is available online now.

    Indian workforce are on the verge of burnout, faces most stressful time ever

    Synopsis

    Pressures to meet performance standards, handling routine and tedious tasks and blurred lines between work and life are some of the reasons for employees' burnout.

    Untitled-26Agencies
    The Covid-19 pandemic has created the most stressful year in history and negatively affected the mental health of the Indian workforce, according to separate surveys by Oracle and Microsoft. Employees in India are overly stressed, anxious and a third say they are on the verge of burnout.

    Untitled-21Agencies

    Why They are Stressed
    • Pressures to meet performance standards
    • Handling routine and tedious tasks
    • Juggling unmanageable workloads
    • Blurred lines between work and life
    • Social distancing and fear of catching the virus
    • Trying to balance childcare and household chores
    • Many still coping with change in work practices due to WFH

    Untitled-23Agencies

    Untitled-24Agencies


    The Economic Times

    Stories you might be interested in