Millennials stressed from tech and social media overload
Millennials stressed
from tech and social media overload
Milennials are suffering from burnout at
work -- and tech is a major factor in their stress.
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 percentage (55%) are stressed due to social pressure online.
Almost four in five (78%) of millennials believe life is more
stressful today than for previous generations and cite debt, a competitive job
market, and expensive healthcare as their top stress factors.
Millennials experiencing burnout worked an average of 41 hours
per week, which is more than baby boomers.
Our inability to switch off, coupled with the addictive
functionality of mobile devices, can lead to high levels of stress, anxiety,
and even fractured personal relationships.
There is a correlation between the provision of technology and
worker happiness, reducing stress at work by helping tame today's always-on,
24/7 nature of work. But how do we de-stress? Many of us do not have the time.
Despite feeling
stressed out multiple times a week, only 12% of millennials regularly set aside
time to de-stress, and almost three in five (57%) feel
guilty after making the time for self-care.
Although life feels more stressful today than it was in previous
generations, only 9% find the time to have a detox from technology to enable
them to recharge and recuperate after a period of stress.
Whatever your way of dealing with stress, make sure you take the
time to de-stress and do a digital detox -- before stress consumes your
life.
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