When You Don’t Fit at Work: Are You and Your Work Environment Mismatched?
At Burnout Solutions, we spend most of our time looking at what you, personally, can do to enjoy life and work again. It is certainly true, however, that some of the stressors that lead to burnout are external --- you didn't cause them or control them. Two very famous researchers on burnout point out that the stressful part of these situations can be the poor fit between our own needs and what the organization demands. In our book we discuss this concept of fit. Here's an excerpt, including a quick assessment you can do to evaluate for yourself how well you and your workplace fit together. Finally, we offer some quick suggestions on non-work areas which may also need your attention, in regards to fit. What are the external factors that lead to burnout? Research has shown that in the workplace, there are six types of stressful situations most likely to lead [...]