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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Millennials stressed from tech and social media overload

Burnout is now recognized as a legitimate medical diagnosis, according to the International Classification of Diseases from the World Health Organization.

And it happens to all of us from time to time. But how do employees limit digital workplace-related stress and overcome the tech backlash that drives inefficiency?

East Weymouth, Mass.-based online acupuncture supply company Lhasa OMS surveyed 2,010 millennials in June 2019 to learn more about their stress levels. It wanted to find out what impact stress has on their lives and their coping methods.

Americans work longer hours and have more stress-related illnesses than in other countries. Stress can affect your thoughts, your behavior, and your health. Almost four out of five (78%) respondents believe that life is more stressful today than for previous generations.

It is not surprising as workers who work a 42-hour week on average report feeling extreme burnout.

Topping the list of burnout factors for millennials are financial and career stresses. In this digital-first age, over half of millennials (56%) feel that technology or media overload give them a stressful life. A similar%age (55%) are stressed due to social pressure online.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Northwest Woodsman: Quick! Run to your safe spaces, censor all speech that offends you, seek psychological counseling with medication and surround yourself with your participation trophies for comfort.

Anonymous said...

They should take a page from the Japanese who work 60 plus hours a week with no stress. Suck it up buttercups!!!

Anonymous said...

Japan works 8 hours a day with ONE HOUR break. 40 hours a week. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Put the phone down and walk away.

Anonymous said...

Japan also has a very high suicide rate....simple solution....disconnect