Burn-out: how to talk to your employer about it
Expressing burn-out to your employer is never easy. Find out how to talk about the subject without taboos and protect your mental health.
Nearly 1 in 2 employees experiences sub-optimal mental health due to workplace stress. This has become a critical priority that organizations must address.
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Burnout remains a taboo topic in many companies. Rather than an officially classified occupational illness, it is widely recognized as a phenomenon directly driven by workplace conditions.
The term was first coined in 1974. In 1988, Wilmar Schaufeli and Dirk Enzmann defined it as: "a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion resulting from long-term involvement in emotionally demanding work situations."
Workplace Overload
Intense cognitive and operational demands consistently outpace an employee's capacity to deliver
Lack of Control and Autonomy
Employees face rigid constraints without the independence to manage their own schedule or workload.
Lack of recognition
Teams invest significant effort but receive no positive feedback, appreciation, or validation from peers and leadership
Workplace Conflicts
Toxic environments filled with tension, unconstructive criticism, or zero support breed isolation and destroy mental health.
Workplace Conflicts
Toxic environments filled with tension, unconstructive criticism, or zero support breed isolation and destroy mental health.
Lack of Recognition
Teams invest significant effort but receive no positive feedback, appreciation, or validation from peers and leadership.
Lack of Control and Autonomy
Employees face rigid constraints without the independence to manage their own schedule or workload.
Workplace Overload
Intense cognitive and operational demands consistently outpace an employee's capacity to deliver.
Exhaustion is the silent anxiety that creeps in when employees push past their limits for too long.
3000
€
/ year per employee: The average cost of mental health issues for businesses.
Financial cost

16
%
of lost working days each year stem directly from burnout, making it a leading cause of absenteeism.
Burnout

22
%
of sick leave is due to mental health disorders.
Sick Leave




