“Employees have taken matters into their own hands and done some quiet quitting,” writes the story’s author, Claudine Mangen, RBC Professor in Responsible Organizations and Associate Professor at Concordia University, who studies organizations and employees’ experiences of their workplaces. Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich / pexels.comStudies show that this year, as much as 36 percent of employees are more burned out than last year.
The fact that burnout hasn’t decreased suggests that organizations have not addressed its root causes. Instead, employees have taken matters into their own hands and done some quiet quitting. Finally, organizational leaders need to listen to their employees and set a tone that is supportive, shows empathy and is not merely rhetoric. Words have to be followed by actions to ensure the work environment fits the needs of employees.
A growing number of businesses are also embracing four-day work weeks as a way of boosting employee morale. Other workplaces give their employees the flexibility to work onsite and remotely.