Speaking of Psychology

American Psychological Association

Are you burned out or ‘bored out’? With Lotta Harju, PhD, and Sharon K. Parker, PhD

SEP 23, 202643 MIN

Description

Burnout gets all the attention, but some employees struggle with a different problem: chronic boredom on the job, sometimes called "boreout." Lotta Harju, PhD, of EM Lyon Business School, and Sharon K. Parker, PhD, of Curtin University, discuss how boreout differs from burnout, how it can affect workers’ health and well-being, and what individuals, managers and organizations can do to design more engaging work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices