Unless you live on Mars, it is practically impossible that you have never heard of job burnout. Burnout was first recognized as a psychological diagnosis in 1974, when psychologist Herbert Freudenberger applied it to cases of mental or physical breakdown resulting from overwork.
But how can we know if we are really experiencing a situation of pandemic fatigue in the work environment? José García Altares, psychologist at TherapyChat, gives us his assessment. “The most common signs and symptoms are related to the stress caused by the pandemic, since it is a new situation that exceeds our resources. Stress increases our physical and/or emotional tension. This, in normal situations, would allow us to carry out activities in a more lucid way; however, when it overwhelms us, it has negative consequences for the population, such as more tiredness, exhaustion, and negative or unpleasant emotions. We are sadder, more nervous and more irritable, ”he says.
The profile of the 'job hunter'
A study carried out by InfoJobs reveals that one in five (21%) workers in Spain manage to increase their salary by changing companies, and that is one of the reasons why some people have become authentic serial job hunters, that is, in people who spend a large part of their time looking for other jobs even when they are in a position with which they are satisfied. It is no longer a mere New Year's resolution, but more and more people who consider a change of professional direction, as reaffirmed by a recent survey carried out by Microsoft, which indicates that more than 40% of workers consider the option of leaving your company during this year. Eight out of 10 are worried about their career growth.
“The 'job hunter' is a very common profile. Speaking of those who are looking for offers, many of them reaching the end, and even changing jobs more than once a year”, explains Sergio del Prado, an expert in professional development. “This dynamic can be due to several factors. The most common is a very common syndrome today: chronic dissatisfaction. It's like we never feel comfortable at all, so we look outside for what makes us feel good or happy. That is where the problem is: that our well-being and happiness seem to depend on doing or achieving something. Do we want to leave our happiness in the hands of something external to ourselves? ”, He warns.
Pros and cons
But dissatisfaction or burnout are not the only reasons why we look for work more often than ever, but there is another reason. There are many companies that are expanding, and in this growth process, new profiles are demanded, which means that new job opportunities constantly arise. However, among the new offers, a high demand for digital and technological professionals stands out, but on many occasions there are not enough prepared profiles, at a technical level, to assume this type of role that guarantees employability. “In professions linked to technology and digitization, for example, there is a wide job offer and great interest from companies in all sectors to have professionals who have the most innovative technological and digital skills and abilities, and that they master the key tools to be able to innovate in the business and face the challenges and obstacles that digitalization entails”, explains Juan Luis Moreno, 'Chief Innovation Officer' at The Valley. In fact, a LinkedIn study reveals that eight times as many recruiter or recruiter jobs were posted in June 2021 compared to the same period last year. For this reason, those who do meet the requirements have found such a large number of offers on the market that the possibility of improving working conditions is so overwhelming that sometimes the same thing happens with dating apps: given the immense number of possibilities It's hard to focus on just one.
The demand for this new type of profiles pushes those who are constantly looking for new opportunities to fall into the spiral of overwhelm, insecurity and anxiety, because the fear of not being prepared to meet the new demands that the market, increasingly ambitious and demanding, it imposes. According to the Prudential company, despite the increase in job offers, there are few who dare to take risks and embark on a new professional path, since 72% of people who want to find a new job consider that their training and skills can be a handicap. The positive side, despite everything, of this aspect is that one of the steps to adapt to the demands of the market is to invest in training, because as indicated by a recent study by the consulting firm McKinsey, 45% of human capital worldwide will spend by 'reskilling' processes before 2030.
The downside is that as we face new demands and uneasiness emerge, we have to fight our insecurities. “One of the reasons that leads people to look for or change jobs so quickly is a lack of self-confidence. When we have been in the same job for a while, having passed the trial and initial learning period, a certain level of performance is expected of us. The lack of confidence in ourselves can lead us to run away from the pressure to meet these expectations”, explains Sergio del Prado. In her sessions, she helps her clients create their own definition of success, because in any change it is essential to know exactly what we want. “We are so influenced by the opinion of our parents, friends, coworkers, the environment and society, that sometimes it is very difficult for us to answer questions such as what do we really want, how do we want our life to be or how we want to live our day to day”, clarifies the expert in professional development.
Another reason why there are those who regularly seek to change jobs is to leave their current position to avoid falling prey to burnout. It is no longer expected that the work situation will be unsustainable, but many people, at the moment in which they do not feel valued or believe that their work does not offer them development possibilities, look for a new opportunity elsewhere.
The constant flirtation with the universe of opportunities is neither positive nor negative... As long as we are aware of what motivates this need for change. “It is important that the change is not made from the lack or from the flight, but from a deep reflection on what we want in our professional life and in our life in general. Also, it's okay to change and try different things. It is very difficult to get it right the first time. Like everything in life, this is a trial and error, and it will take us a while and several attempts to find the right place: something that we are good at, we like a lot, it is useful and on top of that, we get paid for doing it”, concludes Sergio del Prado.
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