The dark side effects of digital workplace: How information overload and FOMO are driving stress and burnout
Hindustan TimesThe post-pandemic workplace has undergone an unprecedented digital transformation, with online and hybrid jobs experiencing a surge. While digital technology offers benefits like convenience and flexibility, there are significant downfalls that lead to stress, burnout, workplace exhaustion, and even tech phobia. The researchers called them the ‘dark sides effects of the digital workplace.’ The hyperconnectivity of digital workplace with various tools and on all the devices is exhausting. Two factors that cause workplace burnout and exhaustion Information overload You’re constantly connected to your workplace through the various digital tools, so you never truly leave the workplace, at least not virtually. FOMO is inherently connected to information overload in a vicious loop, where the innate fear of missing something causes you to check your digital tech frequently, which inevitably triggers stress from constantly consuming work-related information.
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