Presentation delivered at September's BrightonSEO conference by Sean Butcher - Head of People Operations at Blue Array. Discusses how burnout has become a problem since the start of the pandemic, and tips for managing it as we continue to work in the new 'normal' world of work.
12. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
85% of UK workers now
expect WFH flexibility as
standard
https:/
/www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/2021-08-05-more-than-half-of-employees-say-hybrid-working-is-causing-more-intense-working-days
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
13. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
69% say flexible working
would play a role in future
career choices
https:/
/www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/half-employees-less-career-focused-pandemic
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
16. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
55% in UK believe hybrid
working has led to working
more/harder
https:/
/www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/2021-08-05-more-than-half-of-employees-say-hybrid-working-is-causing-more-intense-working-days
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
17. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
52% of people felt work and
home boundaries had
blurred
https:/
/www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/half-employees-less-career-focused-pandemic
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
21. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
51% of people reported
worsened mental health
https:/
/www.statista.com/statistics/1249649/experiences-of-burnout-in-europe/
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
22. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
ʻPoorʼ mental health rose
from 11% to 28% in under
24s in 2020
https:/
/www.statista.com/statistics/1221174/mental-health-status-in-europe-by-age/
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
27. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
47% have become less
career focused
https:/
/www.aviva.co.uk/adviser/documents/view/br01629c.pdf
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
28. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
41% of workers globally
were considering
quitting/changing
professions in 2021
https:/
/www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210629-the-great-resignation-how-employers-drove-workers-to-quit
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
29. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
38% of UK workers were
planning to quit in 2021
https:/
/www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210629-the-great-resignation-how-employers-drove-workers-to-quit
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
44. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
6 out of 10
employees use
their mobile
phones to send
emails during
out-of-office hours
https:/
/www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49234310
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
54. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
Annual leave is not a perk; itʼs
a health and safety
requirement
https:/
/www.managers.org.uk/knowledge-and-insights/blog/you-cant-sprint-a-marathon-taking-annual-leave-in-the-lockdown/
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
55. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
Booking time off
gives us
structure
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
https:/
/www.managers.org.uk/knowledge-and-insights/blog/you-cant-sprint-a-
marathon-taking-annual-leave-in-the-lockdown/
56. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
“Bosses checking their emails
during their holidays sets an
expectation for employees to do
it too.”
David DʼSouza - CIPD
https:/
/www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49234310
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
72. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
“We work harder to
process non-verbal cues
(facial expressions,
tone/pitch of voice &
body language); this
consumes a lot of
energy.”
Gianpiero Petriglieri -
https:/
/www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200421-why-zoom-video-chats-are-so-exhausting
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
73. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
“On video you know
everybody's looking at
you; you are on stage,
thereʼs a social pressure
to feel like you need to
perform.”
Marissa Shuffler -
https:/
/www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200421-why-zoom-video-chats-are-so-exhausting
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
76. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
75% of Gen-Z
workers consider
the workplace their
main source of
social connection
https:/
/www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/2021-08-05-more-than-half-o
f-employees-say-hybrid-working-is-causing-more-intense-working-days
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher
83. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
“The workplace
was created by
extroverts, for
extroverts”
(https:/
/www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210713-why-introverts-
excelled-at-working-from-home)
84. www.bluearray.co.uk | @bluearrayseo
Extroverts have been badly affected
by enforced isolation
https:/
/www-axa-com.cdn.axa-contento-118412.eu/www-axa-com%2Fe6854817-1fca-4da0-95c6-9396e2da8fd8_a_report_on_mental_health_in_europe.pdf
#BrightonSEO | @seanbutcher