Burnout at Work: Who’s Really to Blame?

Conversation - B1-B2 | Intermediate Level

4.9 $

Jan. 05 Mon , 18:00 USA

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Description

In this session, we will talk about burnout at work and discuss who is really responsible for it. We will explore personal habits, workplace culture, and management expectations that can lead to burnout. You will learn useful vocabulary and expressions to describe stress, workload, and responsibility. By the end of the session, you will be able to share your opinions, agree or disagree politely, and talk about work stress more confidently in English.

Session Activities

Question 1: How many hours a day do you think is a “healthy” work time?

Question 2: What is more stressful: deadlines or meetings?

Question 3: If you could change one thing about work, what would it be?

Question 1: Do you think burnout is more common now than before? Why?

Question 2: Who do you think is more responsible for burnout: employees or employers?

Question 3: Can poor management cause burnout? How?

Question 4: Can high salary justify high stress? Why or why not?

Question 5: How does technology (emails, chats) increase burnout?

Question 6: Have you seen someone experience burnout? What happened?

Question 7: What is one realistic way to reduce burnout at work?

Disillusionment

A feeling of disappointment when reality is worse than what you expected. Example sentence: She felt disillusionment after realizing that her job was not as supportive as she had hoped.

Bureaucracy

Meaning: A system with too many rules, paperwork, and procedures that make work slow and difficult. Example sentence: The project was delayed because of unnecessary bureaucracy and long approval processes.

Wear many hats

To have many different roles or responsibilities at the same time. Example sentence: In a small company, employees often wear many hats and handle different tasks.

On the edge

Feeling extremely stressed, tired, or close to losing control. Example sentence: After weeks of overtime, he was on the edge and needed a break.