It's The Era Of The Great Resignation: Why Now Is The Time To Commit To Change

In the first 10 months of 2021, there were 39 million resignations in the United States.

- Sree Menon, CEO Stealth Start Up

Though certainly a staggering figure, when you take a close look at how little are we truly in touch with ourselves, this figure starts to make more sense. Worker stress has been a reality even before the pandemic, however, consecutive lockdowns forcing us to spend more time with our inner thoughts has helped us to take a deeper look at how truly content are we with our lives, our jobs, and every aspect of our own personal well-being. What’s more, a survey’s by think tanks* found that more than three-quarters of U.S. workers identified stress and burnout as big challenges to well-being at work. Moreover, many felt that workload-related pressure was harming their mental health.

This is not surprising as over the past two decades, the length of the average American workday has increased by 1.4 hours*. Since the pandemic began, many of us have shifted to working from home and our schedules are becoming irregular – lengthening our days and increasing the pressure to get even more work done!

The World Health Organization defines burnout as ‘feelings of exhaustion and reduced effectiveness resulting from chronic workplace stress’, and burnout had been mounting since before the pandemic. But now with stress peaking, millions of workers are quitting or experiencing stress-related, physical, and mental issues. To combat this situation companies are looking for creative ways to battle worker-stress, from 4-hour workweeks to declaring mental health holidays periodically.

As individuals, we can take control of the situation too and help reduce the stress we feel in the environment by managing our energy levels appropriately, our thoughts, and reactions.

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