Lifestyle by Melanie Burgess
Premium Content Australian workers are burning out, reporting lower levels of wellbeing and higher levels of stress than their global counterparts. The trend started well before 2020, but is being exacerbated by COVID-19. Infinite Potential s 2020 Workplace Burnout Study, which surveyed 1700 people across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, finds 49 per cent of Australian respondents report some level of burnout, compared to a global average of 40 per cent. Research author and organisational psychologist Dr John Chan says burnout and stress are not the same thing. Stress is the way our body and mind respond when high levels of demand are placed upon us, he says.