HR leaders are worried about a potentially dangerous workplace sentiment combo: burnout and engagement

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If you managed to evade burnout last year, scientists may be interested in studying your resilience.

Burnout in the workplace reached an all-time high in 2024. Around 82% of 1,500 white-collar, desk-based knowledge workers in North America, Asia, and Europe surveyed by DHR Global reported being “slightly” to “extremely” burned out. Similarly, 39% of 2,100 global employees surveyed by Skillsoft cited burnout and exhaustion as the top challenge they experienced in 2024.