The Great Resignation: Burn out for Aussie workers reaches record levels

In a frightening wake up call for employers, a record number of Aussies are exhausted and many are on the hunt for a new job.

Burn out has hit a record high with almost half of Australian workers reporting being exhausted by their job, new research has found.

It’s a huge jump from the same time last year where just over a third of Aussie employees said they were experiencing burn out, the survey from Elmo Software found.

Many blamed unmanageable workloads as the reason for burn out.

A third of workers felt overwhelmed with the amount of work they had to do while almost a quarter said they had taken on more responsibility at work

Employers are also being warned that the Great Resignation is still in full force with 44 per cent of Australian workers still planning to actively search for a new job this year.

Many Aussie workers are still looking for a new job. Picture: iStock

It comes as a third of employees believe they’ll only stay with their current company for up to 18 months, one in five will only stick it out for 12 months, while 8 per cent anticipate they’ll leave within six months.

As the federal election looms, Aussie workers also feel the economy is less secure now than it was a year ago.

Elmo Software CEO Danny Lessem said there are some considerable challenges facing Australian workers and businesses.

“This poor perceived economic security may be contributing to the burn out rate climbing to 46 per cent of workers from just 34 per cent a year prior. This is a big challenge for employers as burnt out workers are not productive workers,” he warned.

“Employers aren’t likely to experience any reprieve from the pressures of the Great Resignation. More than two fifths of Australian workers say they plan to actively search for a new job this year.”

Aussies are also worried about job security. Picture: iStock

Cost of living pressures are also impacting Australian employees with almost a fifth of workers stating they are not working enough hours to pay their bills.

Workers are also feeling less secure in their jobs than they were a year ago as a result of global conflicts, the data found.

There were 78 per cent of Aussies who believe the invasion of Ukraine will negatively impact economic security.

Workers are also worried about the impact of conflict on their job security with 44 per cent of concerned about a negative impact.

Originally published as The Great Resignation: Burn out for Aussie workers reaches record levels