Arianna Huffington: The Fascinating History of Burnout
Years before the coronavirus pandemic started, the world was already experiencing an epidemic of burnout. And the phenomenon has only gotten worse as the pandemic has progressed. Not surprisingly, rising rates of burnout were first felt by doctors, nurses and other frontline healthcare workers. Soon, the conversation expanded to include those working from home as well as frontline workers in a range of service industries, from grocery store cashiers and factory workers to mail carriers and bus drivers. To better understand our own experience of burnout during the pandemic, we can look back ne...