Company Values and Burnout

I suppose it is a human trait to wonder where we stand in the real pecking order of an organization. Who really has the decision-maker’s ear? What are the really important things in the company or organization and where do I stand in relationship to them? When people have the perception that things are more important than they are, it produces stress.

We ask ourselves, "In this organization, what is more important than me?" When we determine that overtime, the bottom line, money, favoritism or number of other things take precedence, it can be a discouraging insight. It's not very motivating to find out that things are more important than you are.

And don't be fooled by "low stress" jobs. Where you have people you will have dominant values. If there is a serious mismatch between personal and group or organizational values, job burnout stress may be more likely.

If you see signs of employment burnout, this is one area to investigate on the trail to solutions.

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