Employee burnout can occur at every level of an organization – from top to bottom, and it’s especially commonly found among customer service people who have to deal with dissatisfied customers almost on a daily basis. It can come about as the result of stress, low morale, poor management, bad working conditions or simply having too much to do and not enough time to do it. Burnout causes plenty of problems for businesses and leads to high job turnover, lower productivity and decreased engagement. Obviously, burned out employees provide less-than-stellar service to customers they come in contact with. And what’s more, whether it’s the cost of hiring or training new people, or improving poorly done job, burnout can eventually add up to financial loss for your company.
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