With her growing
success of the current venture, Anoushka started working simultaneously on her
new ecommerce project. This was her dream project, she worked inexorably in a
stress-packed environment through tough days, long nights and happy
weekends. After all the herculean
meetings, plucky negotiations, and strenuous preparations suppliers were set,
logistics team was created and the perfect creative marketing agency was found,
all was left to do was the auspicious execution of the project.
Unfortunately right two
days before the execution, a miscommunication with the support team landed up
all that drudgery in vain, delaying the whole plan.
Since then Anoushka has
been under a burnout. Several unabating stressors over a protracted period left
her drained and she didn't want to touch work. In a couple of months, she went
from bright-eyed ambitious toiler to a grave burnt out case.
Career burnout is a
psychological state portrayed by exhaustion, pessimism and a lack of
professional efficiency which could be a result of working in a socially toxic
workplace which lacks support and transparency from colleagues or excessive
workload with brusque timelines.
There could possibly be
five areas where trouble can lead to a burnout:
1.
Justice & Equity: Are the employees treated
with respect, fairness and equity, or do you observe favouritism and deception?
2.
Work-pressure: Handling too many tasks and working under a time(dead)line or
hassling with lack of resources? Dealing with implausible flow of resources?
3.
Workplace community: Is the working environment co-operative, trustworthy and
transparent? Do you have to deal with
destructive competition or office rumour?
4.
Control: Do you own a sense of control over your functioning and how? What
is the level of your job autonomy?
5.
Reward and positive feedback: Are you recognized for your valuable contribution at work? how
often? Do you feel acknowledged?
When
one is burnt out, the ability to concentrate is reduced. Thoughts are consumed
in the negative feeling. Poor Performing pattern, anxiety, worry, and decreased
productivity are results of work burnout. After the identification, that you
are burnt out, the apparent step is to figure out the reason behind your
frustration. Burnout manifestation does not happen overnight, it is a gradual
process and therefore transition takes some time too. For the transition from
burn out, it is imperative to make changes in one's lifestyle and stick with
it. Once a changed routine is adopted, you will start to feel motivated back
again.
Following
are a few facile approaches, to get back on track:
1.
Chip off the burnout source: It is crucial to figure out the source of burnout, in
order to make relevant changes. Whatever be the source, you need to cut it off completely. In case the burnout is
job-related, figure out the issue and take steps to change it. Generally
workload and pressured timelines are the most common reason for work burnout.
Talk to your supervisors, realign your responsibilities, prepare a more
comfortable schedule, and find time for things you love. A job change could be
considered, one that offers more flexibility and control. In such situations,
assistance of friends and family also help to crack up the burnout
2.
Breathers are a big-league: It is crucial, whether for a couple of minutes or for a
couple of days to take some time to recharge yourself. Set up reminders to get up from work and move
around, this is one of the simplest methods to 'conquer burnout'. Make
use of your paid-time offs (PTO), take breaks from work to reinvigorate.
Organizations love employees who don't take many breaks, but this sort of
plaudit will lead you to a path of burnout. Employees today also have an option
of switching to more flexible schedules at their workplace. Customizing one's
agenda as per one's needs can counterbalance the burnout by providing a greater
sense of control and management.
3.
Un-follow the routine:
We all have a daily routine to follow, and when you are burn out, it becomes
really de-motivating to keep doing the same thing or it can also be said that:
because we keep doing the same thing, it becomes de-motivating. Break the monotony, be unusual! Do
something completely different and beyond ordinary and see the interesting
difference. For instance, if you like to sleep in, try getting up early.
Reversing the routine is one simple way to feel the change and revive.
4.
Going the
Organized way: When under a burnout, people worry a lot and often slip out on
to important things. The work-pressure is high and deadlines on head, keep the
anxiety on peak. Get organized, keep calm and work on to-do list by
prioritizing tasks. Setting reminders or maintaining electronic to-do lists
also help in managing hectic schedules.
5.
Find meaning at your work: Work can become really meaningful, if one is able to identify the most fulfilling elements. One simple technique
is to align your responsibilities with your interests and strengths, this can
be implemented with the help of your supervisor. This will help to keep away
the burnout as you are enjoying the work and spending major time doing projects
that you like.
These simple techniques
will help you to unplug, unwind and get back with motivation and zeal. As
mentioned earlier, undoing the burnout takes a while. The 'better' feeling
starts to sink in faster comparatively, but overcoming the burnout descent is a
time taking process and won't get fixed in a snap. As you work towards getting
back on track, you start to feel more energetic, exuberant and happier with
work and personal life.
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