According to a Hays survey, 64% of Spaniards have suffered from job anxiety or fatigue in the last year. And this is due to a number of reasons, including job anxiety , coupled with excessive workload in an environment of maximum uncertainty.
As the work environment has changed dramatically in the last year, it has had an impact on the mental health of many workers . The reasons why Spaniards have suffered from this anxiety or work fatigue are due to the excessive workload that cannot be assumed (25%), stress (22%) and poor relationships with their colleagues or superiors (17%).
Those responsible for the study point out that, in many cases, in all this time of pandemic workloads are increasing, sometimes because the activity has grown, and other times because achieving results is more difficult due to the circumstances and requires a greater effort or others for the reduction of personnel due to having isolated colleagues, low, ERTE or simply who have left the company.
Increased workload and instability
Thus, the study indicates that 46% of workers comment that the volume of work has increased since the arrival of the pandemic, while 21% consider that they have fewer tasks and 31% say that it has remained the same.
One of the causes of this workload above what was usual is undoubtedly the lack of resources and staff.
Along these lines, 62% of those surveyed would recommend that their company hire more staff, while the remaining 38% do not believe it is necessary.
Telework yes or no …
When it comes to pointing out one of the difficulties that has caused the most this type of mental problems in the workplace, the expert points out the emotional part as one of the causes that has most influenced in this regard.
And he highlights that teleworking is positive in general terms, because it helps to focus more, distribute tasks and be more flexible , but when there is only telework, isolation and emotional disconnection with the group and with the company can be generated.
So a hybrid model is advocated, which is the one that various companies are adopting at this time and in the future, even if the pandemic is eradicated because they consider it to be something more positive and productive.
In any case, mental health has been reduced by the pandemic in various aspects and many people are on sick leave at this time.
