Nearly three-quarters of Canadian employees who
have been working from home during the COVID-19
pandemic report at least one symptom of burnout.
One-third say that they feel more stressed, but about
38 per cent say they feel less stressed, according to a
survey of workers at 1,012 Canadian small businesses
by Capterra, an online marketplace vendor.
The most common symptoms of burnout identified
by respondents are feelings of isolation (34 per
cent), trouble sleeping (30 per cent) and difficulty
concentrating (28 per cent).
The proportion of employees working from home
who are experiencing work burnout decreases with
age. Eight in 10 employees in the 18- to 25 age group
say they have experienced burnout, with almost as
many 26- to 35-year-olds saying the same. Slightly
less than one-half of employees between the ages of 56
and 65 say they have felt symptoms of work burnout.
However, younger workers are more likely to talk to
their manager about their mental health, with seven in
10 of 18- to 25-year-olds saying they had done so and
only one-third of 56- to 65-year-olds mentioning it.
More than four out of 10 jobs in the U.S. require the
use of spreadsheets, a study has found. Spreadsheets
constituted the most commonly used type of software,
according to ResumeLab in analyzing data on 902
occupations — originating from the U.S. Department
of Labor, Employment & Training Administration
— and cross-referencing it with statistics on the
tech skills and educational requirements needed for
those positions.
Software related to database user interface and
query (used in 334 jobs) was a distant second to
spreadsheets (403 jobs). The list of the top five
Happy workers may still leave employer
Would join a company that
did not have a work-from-
home option
Would not want to join a
company with no remote
work flexibility
Are not sure if they would
want to work with no remote
options
SPREADSHEETS TOPS FOR SOFTWARE
More than one-third of workers are
considering moving on from their
current employer, according to a
survey — even though 27 per cent
say they are happy where they are,
found Ceridian's 2021 Pulse of Talent
survey of 5,010 adults across Canada,
the U.S., the U.K., Australia and New
Zealand.
BURNOUT AT HOME
VARIES BY AGE
most-used software was rounded out by email (259
jobs), analytical or scientific software (188 jobs)
and medical software (126 jobs). Internet browsers
were down in 20th spot, used for 31 jobs.
Spreadsheets were a common software across
various industries, appearing as one of the top
three software skills in nine out of 16 career clusters
— groups of professions in the same field of work
that require similar skills — and were the top skill
in clusters relating to the health sciences, human
ser vices, manufac turing and transpor tation,
distribution and logistics.
66%
56%
47%
LEVELS OF BURNOUT FOR REMOTE WORKERS
ENTICING REMOTE WORKERS
30%
60%
30%
10%
No burnout
Mild to moderate
burnout
Significant
to extreme
burnout
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