What is Work-From Home Burnout?

Hello and welcome to Tree Have Workforce Development Workshop Wednesday.

I'm actually for us the job developer for Tioga County

and Tree Hap Workforce Development also serves so oven Susquehanna

and Wyoming County as well just as a reminder we're

here for all of your employment needs.

So contact our office today.

If you are in need of more intensive service is

today's topic is all about work from home burn out.

So what is work from home?

Burn out Burnout happens when people can't separate their work

life from their home life.

You know, from experience.

When I first started working remotely, I've learned that it

was really difficult to know when my workday ended and

when my own life began and it definitely got frustrating.

At times it feels like you're constantly being on and

connected on, and it could make you feel exhausted physically

and emotionally.

So this workshop is going to be discussing some symptoms

of work from home burn out as well as some

things that we could be doing and putting in place

to kind of help us through this burnout to try

to avoid, um ah, full on explosion.

So some symptoms and how to recognize if burnout is

happening to you are losing track of tasks, not completing

your work on time, going through moods, feelings like anger,

irritability, sadness, experiencing symptoms of depression like hopefulness.

Lots of interesting things, especially in things that you really

enjoy doing.

And even fatigue, feeling discouraged about work and how things

are going.

Getting poor sleep, experiencing insomnia are having difficulty falling asleep.

Maybe you're drinking more alcohol than usual or drinking to

cope. You may be experiencing physical symptoms such as chest

pain, headaches, increased illness, hurt competitions, dizziness, faint fainting or

even some stomach pain.

It's really important that we pay attention to how our

bodies feeling, because burnout make sure physically before you actually

recognize it rationally.

Our bodies are good indicators.

Whether it's tension in our joints, our body will always

keep score.

So how do we recover from work from home?

Burn out.

I'll be going over four or five ideas on things

that you can implement in your daily routine to kind

of help you avoid this burnout.

One of these things is to take time off.

Even though we're in upto pandemic, it's really important to

still take those that time off from work to kind

of help reset things for you.

If we could start implementing some of these suggestions now

and for the long term, it's definitely gonna help you

from getting burned out again.

Burn out is often a cycle, and it can be

a chronic condition.

So what can we dio?

The first thing we could do is take control.

We can take control of what we can take control

of our surroundings, our behavior, how we eat, how do

you sleep or how often we exercise eating regular meals,

even if it means scheduling the time on your calendar

to take off for your meal or your lunch break,

you're more likely Thio.

Choose healthier snacks, which in the long run will energize

you throughout the day.

If you do have a tendency to braise all day,

make sure your stocked up with those healthy snacks developing

a bedtime routine will also help you sleep better.

So once you figure out what symptoms you're having, you

can implement some of these things to help you get

out of that routine.

So maybe try putting phone down for 30 30 minutes

before bedtime.

You can try lotions, candles, meditation or even try writing

in your journal.

Doing these tasks every day will help boost your mood

and kind of let your brain know that it's time

for bed.

Another stuff we could take is talk to our boss

now. This one's might seem strange.

If you don't have a really good relationship or connection

with your boss, it's really good to build a relationship,

and this is the best time to do it.

This way.

You can meet with them maybe 15 minutes every month

just to kind of go over and identify things that

you might be having issues with.

If you're going into the meeting, be prepared.

Write down your major points.

You'd like Thio convey any questions you like to ask

and take notes during the meeting.

This may help with some of your anxiety and stress

with work related issues.

Create boundaries and routine for work.

The most important thing that I found that helped me

the most was creating my own work space.

That space was for work and work only.

I also created my work hours, and another thing we

can do is kind of maker hours a little more

flexible when we're at home.

Try not to answer any emails outside of the working

hours that you set up.

Take your lunch break away from your computer.

Try taking a 15 to 30 minute break each day,

creating a routine prior to starting work each day, we'll

help your brain become prepared.

Toe work and focus.

Schedule some me time.

Take a five minute break each morning and afternoon.

You don't have to do anything specific.

Just try and stay away from the computer.

Having these small little breaks helps reset you.

It's important for our brains to be able to take

a break from often okay, various tasks, even if it's

just for a short period of time.

Yeah, During these little breaks, you can do things that

you enjoy, like playing with a pet, pursuing a happy,

having dedicated alone time.

These things will decrease stress, and it will take your

mind off work and then ultimately boost your work performance.

Another step we can take is to connect with someone.

This could be a therapist, a friend, a family member.

Just don't isolate yourself too much.

A lot of the things that we enjoy doing have

been ripped from us due to social distancing.

But we can still call and chat with a friend.

A therapist can help you plan to talk to your

boss and manage burn out in other ways where your

family member or a friend can level with you because

they're feeling the same types of feelings that you are.

And it will remind you that you're not alone.

We're here to let you know that you are not

alone. So if you need to reach out to a

career advisor so that we can help you with your

job search Or maybe you just need someone to talk

to you.

We're here for you.

Thank you for attending this weekly workshop and we hope

to see you next Wednesday.

What is Work-From Home Burnout?

Audio TranscriptAuto-generated