Burnout is making us worse at our jobs, according to the WHO

May 28, 2019

A worker on IG Index's trading floor holds his head in his hands as markets tumble globally, in London September 22, 2011. World stocks and commodities tumbled on Thursday as weak data from China crystallized investor fears about a global recession one day after a grim economic outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Stocks tumbled more than 4 percent and commodities took a beating. Weak data from Germany and China helped push investors to safe U.S. government bonds, where benchmark yields again touched lows not seen in 60 years. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS)

The WHO has recognized workplace burnout for the first time. Image: REUTERS/Andrew Winning

Cassie Werber

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