This is the second article of a multi-part series on employee burnout in the restoration industry. Part one introduced the nature of burnout, and summarized findings from a study on burnout in the restoration industry.
Since the 1990s, experts have been declaring burnout levels are reaching epidemic proportions among North American workers (Maslach & Leiter, 1997). Since that time, most people would probably agree that work related stressors have only intensified with the proliferation of metrics, technology, and the need to be “on” all the time.
In this brand new video from Annissa, she talks about tools and techniques to unplug from the stresses and demands of the restoration industry. Doing so does not mean letting your business go, or slacking; in fact, learning to unplug and unwind can lead to more success for you and your business.
I’ve had the privilege of getting to know the restoration industry from a few different angles over the last year, wearing a few different hats. Each hat has given me some fresh perspective and understanding of the daily life of you all, restorers.
As a contents restoration business owner, how do you make time to live your own life among all of the demands of your profession?It's all about setting boundaries. Annissa braves the wild jungle of Costa Rica this week to tell us all about it in this week's Ask Annissa!
Many owners experience burnout at some point in their career. In the remediation industry we don’t have to look far for causes: slow AR’s, elevated demands from TPA’s and insurance companies, unrealistic property owners, frivolous law-suits, etc. The industry has always been challenging, becoming more so the last decade.
To date, it seems no work has been done using any instruments, to systematically explore burnout, workplace context, and engagement within this industry.
The work-life balance. It’s something we all talk about these days, and are all seemingly on a constant journey to discover that mysterious balance every talks about. But really, I’m not sure there is a clear definition for this – especially in 2015.