A study by LABPATS, which this Tuesday presented its recommendations at the level of policies, organizations, leaders and professionals, indicates that nearly 80% of workers have at least one symptom of “burnout” and that workers in health, education and public administration are at greatest risk.
This group with the highest risk index also includes workers in the transport, social and retail sectors.
“The fact that about 80% say they have at least one of these symptoms — sadness, irritability, tiredness, and extreme tiredness — is something to worry about.This is what Lusa told psychologist Tania Gaspard.
The LABPATS coordinator remembers this “There are many risk factors for burnout.”.
It is also mentioned that for the state of “burnout” the fact that the person feels that his work is not recognized or that his skills are poorly used can also contribute.
“The person ends up performing poorer, (…) tends to work less and make more mistakes, have more ‘stress’, and create less positive relationships also in the work context, which affects teamworkThe official said, insisting:Having someone in this situation is also not positive for the organization itself and there is preventative work to be done here“.
The researchers also pointed to the need for companies to develop conflict management strategies and drew attention to the importance of working on the issue of leadership.
The importance of leadership
For Tania Gaspar, middle managers are a group at high risk of “stress” in companies and should have a specific intervention, such as “leadership training”, to ensure a healthy work environment.
The clinical psychologist noted that leaders are like “in a sandwich situation”: “They are under a lot of pressure because ultimately they are under pressure from management to achieve goals (…) and because of the characteristics of professionals who are difficult to manage.”
“If I had to make a point of stepping in (in companies) it would be in the leaders. Because in addition to being professionals, they must also have the luxury [no trabalho] They have a significant impact on the well-being of others,” he considered.
For professionals, the introduction of a four-day working week, without losing wages, will help to reconcile professional and family life and retain new generations, for whom “work is not everything in life.”
Tania Gaspar is of the opinion that companies have to change their model “if they want to keep professionals”, explaining that “the new generations have a different attitude towards work and really value its well-being”: “Work is an area of your life, but it is not yours.”
As for the four days a week, the researcher confirms that he only works under certain conditions: “That there is no decrease in wages, that is, that the person does not get less than that, and that the person does not have to do those daily works for four days, otherwise you will end up with It’s completely confusing.”
The LABPATS recommendations also suggest changes in legislation related to occupational health, and the inclusion of an occupational psychologist/occupational sociologist in teams, to reinforce the importance of mental and psychosocial health, which is one of the dimensions that presents the greatest risk.
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