After navigating COVID-19, high inflation, persistent labor shortages, and return-to-office mandates, managers are burnt out. Some 46% of middle managers say it’s likely they’ll quit their jobs within the next 12 months because of work-related stress, according to a new survey of 3,400 people across 10 countries from the Workforce Institute at UKG.
The mental health issues of middle managers aren’t news to executives. Throughout the pandemic, many managers warned that they were struggling to cope with their workloads. By October of last year, a record 43% of middle managers said they were burnt out, a Slack Technologies’ Future Forum survey found.
