Heightened since COVID-19, job burnout in the U.S. could be a new source of economic instability
ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / November 17, 2021 / Burnout has become a worldwide epidemic since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic a year and a half ago. The McKinsey and Company annual report on "Women in the Workplace", in partnership with LeanIn.org, found that 1 in 3 women have considered changing or leaving their jobs in the past year, compared with 1 in 4 women who were surveyed in 2020. While both men and women are reporting higher rates of burnout this year compared with last year, the gap between men and women who feel overwhelmed has nearly doubled: 42% of women and 35% of men say they are burned out, compared with 32% of women and 28% of men last year. The result is one of three women is considering changing jobs or leaving the workforce.
UC Berkeley psychologist Christina Maslach, a pioneer in burnout research and author of The Maslach Burnout Inventory, defined burnout by three elements: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a lack of personal accomplishment. When the three elements are all present in the burned-out person, the result is exhaustion, negativity or cynicism, and a sense of professional ineffectiveness.
Cassandra Crawley Mayo of CCM, LLC, former Vice President of Client Relations at a Fortune 500 company, worked in corporate America for three decades. Before the pandemic, she became burned out and took a medical leave of absence to reevaluate her life. She says women must take the warning signs of burnout seriously or risk significant health consequences. She says, "When ‘there are not enough hours in a day' becomes a consistent thought, it's time to evaluate what's going on in your day. We are not created to just survive but to thrive."
In the post-pandemic workplace, burnout is costing employers over $3 billion, and corporations are being forced to adapt strategies to manage the problem and maintain their workforce. While this is a step in the right direction, Crawley Mayo says that if women want real change, they need to make it happen. "We are valuable in the workforce, home, communities and positioned to be great role models now and into the next generation."
She says the pandemic was a catalyst for change, and women now have the opportunity to shift their mindset, learn and grow. "We, as women, take on a lot of responsibility, and it is not just at work. We are human beings, not human machines. We must honor what is vital to our mind, body, and spirit."
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CCM was built to provide services for professional women who are unfulfilled and stuck - whether in their jobs, in life, or both. Before retirement at age 55, founder Cassandra Crawley Mayo was Vice President of Client Relations in a Fortune Global 500 company, and the first African American woman in many executive and leadership positions. She predicates every achievement on her intimate relationship with God, the support of mentors, her solid work ethic, and paying it forward. CCM also provides services for keynote speaking and training facilitation for corporations, workshops, and conferences - built from Cassandra's recently penned debut book. Is Your Way In Your Way? and CCM services AIM to show professional women how to mitigate self-imposed, self-sabotaging behaviors that prevent them from living their best life. For more information, visit CCM's Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
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