Did you know that when you take a vacation, those left behind at the office tend to feel stressed out? A recent survey showed that approximately a quarter of those interviewed said that they felt stressed when their co-workers took a vacation.
The highest percentage was among the Millennials, who incidentally said that their co-workers' vacations made them feel burned out. And unfortunately, not enough workers are taking their vacation days to help combat this burnout.
So why the feeling of burnout…the World Health Organization cites workplace stress as a result of an increasing number of hours put in on the job as well as a lack of managerial support overall.
Millennials have come to be known as the burnout generation. Couple the stress of work with the higher cost of living, of mortgages and rents, of essentially everything and the burnout is real.
Another factor contributing to burnout…social media. The pressure to duplicate the lives they see portrayed on social media drives them to work more to make more. And yet, when they still aren't attaining that Instagram worthy life, they feel defeated and sometimes depressed. This without question contributes to the burnout phenomenon. And yet what are those social media influencers portraying? You might think of it as a highlight reel. No one can say for sure what's truly happening in their lives—just what they post.
Circling back to the vacations…When you post these amazing photos, it probably goes without saying that your co-workers are a bit envious and this, in turn, contributes to their stress levels while stuck inside the office.
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