of psychological safety in order to ensure that they respond honestly to those questions . Without accurate data , making meaningful change within any organization would be incredibly difficult . Establishing a culture of honesty and fair treatment , where there is no retribution or ostracization for speaking out about workplace issues is essential to that accuracy .

It is also important that these questions be asked ( and any other burnout prevention steps be taken ) prior to the discovery of obvious signs of burnout among employees .

Prevention is always preferable to treatment after the fact . Some spa leaders have reported therapists and estheticians taking on greater workloads following post-lockdown reopenings due to high demand , and while the opportunity to increase their earnings is no doubt a welcome one , if that increased workload leads to burnout , spas may find themselves facing even more significant staffing issues and spa professionals could end up stepping away not just from their employer , but from the industry altogether . n

A RECENT DELOITTE STUDY ON WOMEN in the workplace gion experience stress at work at least once per week . ² found that 52 percent of women said their stress levels

More than half ( 53 percent ) of those surveyed by ADP are higher than they were a year ago , and nearly half said their work is suffering as a result of poor mental health , ( 46 percent ) feel burned out ( this number is even higher which is one of the key factors in identifying burnout . among ethnic minorities at 49 percent ). Tellingly , just 44

The degree to which burnout may be impacting workers percent claimed that they get adequate mental health in North America may contribute to ADP ’ s claim that 70 percent of workers in the U . S . and 67 percent in Canada have support from their employer and 43 percent said they feel comfortable discussing mental health in the considered a major career change . Of those , one quarter reported thinking about changing industries . workplace . ¹ Another recent study from ADP shows that 78 percent of According to a study from Microsoft , 17 percent of employees left their jobs in 2020 , with the top reason given for

North Americans , 73 percent of Latin Americans , 71 percent of Europeans and 65 percent of those in the Asia Pacific re- quitting being personal health or well-being . ³

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2 Richardson , N ., & Antonello , M . ( n . d .). People at work 2022 : A global workforce view - adpri . org . Retrieved May 4 , 2022 , from https :// www . adpri . org / wp-content / uploads / 2022 / 04 / 17174319 / PaW _ Global _ 2022 _ GLB _ US-310322 _ MA . pdf

3 Microsoft Worklab . ( 2022 , March 16 ). Great expectations : Making hybrid work work . Microsoft . Retrieved May 4 , 2022 , from https :// www . microsoft . com / en-us / worklab / work-trend-index / great-expectations-making-hybrid-work-work

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