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We\u2019re all familiar with\u00a0burnout<\/a>, but have you heard of its equally evil twin, boreout? Instead of dealing with\u00a0excessive busyness<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0overflowing plates<\/a>, people who suffer from boreout syndrome experience a mental underload<\/em>\u00a0at work.<\/p>\n Swiss business consultants Philippe Rothlin and Peter Werder coined this notion of workplace demotivation<\/a> in 2007. They define boreout as \u201can imbalance between time spent at work and the volume of tasks to be performed.\u201d Employees can experience boreout when there is:<\/p>\n Like it or not, we live in a culture where our careers form a cornerstone of our identity. With boreout, your personal and professional growth comes to a halt. You\u2019re left with the sense that your work has no meaning. Some people feel this way when their day-to-day responsibilities don\u2019t match<\/a> the initial job description. For many, the problem is not having enough to do, or that the tasks are too repetitive.<\/p>\n (You can take this quiz<\/a> to see whether you’re on the path to boreout or have already arrived.)<\/p>\n This demotivation harms both employees and their companies\u2014and it appears to be a growing concern. A study<\/a> by Udemy found that 43% of U.S. office workers felt bored on the job. It affected women more than men (48%-39%), and Millennials were twice as likely as baby boomers to report feeling this way.<\/p>\n Author and London Business School professor Dan Cable says that when we\u2019re bored at work, that\u2019s a sign our brain is trying to tell us something. In this video for Big Think,<\/a> Cable explains that, from an evolutionary perspective, our minds constantly seek out new things to help us keep learning.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n But in modern society\u2019s push to streamline and automate processes, workers are encouraged to keep their heads down and \u201cstay in their lane\u201d\u2014especially at large corporations. This often leads to employees who have no genuine sense of connection to the product or service they provide.<\/p>\n Similar to the side effects of burnout, people experiencing boreout can develop self-esteem issues, depression, anxiety, insomnia, headaches, and more. Meanwhile, Gallup estimates that disengaged employees cost U.S. companies a whopping $350 billion in lost productivity<\/a>\u00a0each year. In other words, the struggle is real.<\/p>\n If you\u00a0feel bored at work<\/a> and are ready to address the issue, consider asking your supervisor if you can take on a new role or more meaningful tasks. \u201cEmployers need to make room for and encourage employee communications,\u201d say Rothlin and Werder<\/a>. \u201cSimple efforts to give positive feedback make a difference, and adding challenging, non-repetitive work tasks also helps.\u201d<\/p>\n Not every employer can or will accommodate an employee struggling in this way. Ultimately, the responsibility lies within you to make your work meaningful again. In the pandemic era, a lot of people feel like their work is meaningless<\/a>\u00a0right now. Try talking with a career coach<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0mentor<\/a> who can help identify what you need to change. The answer may end up being that it\u2019s time to\u00a0find a new job<\/a>. In any case, once you identify the root cause of your boredom, you can create an action plan to change things for the better.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Huzzah! You made it to the end of the post! This tip sheet on boreout appeared initially<\/em>\u00a0on\u00a0the Blacklight<\/a>, our weekly newsletter for professionals. At\u00a0<\/em>the Blacklight, we\u00a0aim to illuminate<\/a>\u00a0with every dispatch that lands in your inbox.\u00a0<\/em>If you\u2019re thirsty for guidance to help you slay it at work or as a student and move your goalposts closer,\u00a0sign up<\/a>\u00a0today!<\/em><\/p>\n <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n The post Spotting Boreout Syndrome<\/a> appeared first on Stacy Blackman Consulting - MBA Admissions Consulting<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cFRESH IDEAS FROM THE BLACKLIGHT\u201d SBC\u2019s Weekly Newsletter for Professionals We\u2019re all familiar with\u00a0burnout, but have you heard of its equally evil twin, boreout? Instead of dealing with\u00a0excessive busyness\u00a0and\u00a0overflowing plates,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,749,775,243],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mba","category-stacy-blackman","category-admission-consultants","category-blog","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n\n
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