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Are you burned out at work?

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62 per cent of Australian workers report feeling burnt out Source: Getty / Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61

Workplace burnout is becoming an increasingly common phenomena ever since the Covid-19 pandemic. New research has found that Australia has increasingly high rates of workplace stress compared to global averages, with the results showing alarming dissatisfaction in workplace support.


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By Catriona Stirrat, Peta Doherty

Source: SBS News



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Workplace burnout is becoming an increasingly common phenomena ever since the Covid-19 pandemic. New research has found that Australia has increasingly high rates of workplace stress compared to global averages, with the results showing alarming dissatisfaction in workplace support.



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