Employees placed more and more often in a state of “psychological distress”. According to the ninth barometer, very followed, of the firm Empreinte Humaine, the employees in France do not have the morale. 41% of them are now in this case. This is three points more than in the last survey conducted by Human Footprint and Opinionway last October.
Psychological distress is, according to the workplace risk prevention firm, an indicator that assesses depression and anxiety. Beyond psychological distress, there is burnout. The same survey, carried out on a sample of more than 2,000 people, assesses the proportion of employees in a situation of burnout at 34%. This is one point more than during the previous survey and therefore up to 13%, or 2.5 million, the number of people in a state of severe burnout.
Other figures from this study reveal the worrying state of employees. According to this survey, they are 50% to isolate themselves and to cut themselves off from the world, 40% to often lose patience and to be easily irritated. Finally, a third are less receptive to the ideas of their colleagues and a quarter are aggressive for everything and nothing.
No category spared
Certain categories of employees are more affected by these phenomena. These are young people, women, and managers. 54% of young people say they are in psychological distress. That is 13 points more than the average and also 13 points more than during the last wave. Women point to 47%. And the managers, too, are living badly over these two years of health crisis. They are 44% in psychological distress and 38% in burnout. Teleworkers are not spared. More than a third of them say they are in a situation of burnout.
Finally, the survey warns of a function that is particularly hard hit by the crisis, that of human resources. A profession on the front line for two years with the implementation of the various health protocols, constant changes and the management, precisely, of the psychological distress of employees.
The survey also highlights the expectations of employees after two years of crisis. What they ask above all is a better balance between professional and personal life. Salaries and bonuses only come second.