The Center for Work Addiction Recovery

The High Cost of Burnout

In a 1992 study of 27,821 workers, fully 52% reported suffering from job burnout.
On any given day 42% of U.S. employees contemplate quitting their jobs.
In 1989, 7.2 million people held more than one job to make ends meet.
Fully 72% of private sector employees now report "frequent stress-related physical, or mental conditions that could increase health costs to their employer."
Disability claims for mental and stress-related illness rose from 7.8% in 1989 to 10.2% in 1993 at an average cost of $3,000 per claim, per year.
Americans reported an estimated 40% drop in free time since 1973.
The average woman today puts in 300 more hours on the job each year than she did 20 years ago; the average male works 100 hours longer.
Almost one in three Americans indicate "not having enough time to get things done" as their primary source of stress.
Life stress plays a role in 75 to 90 percent of visits to primary care physicians.
Americans spent $150 billion in 1990 on stress-related sleep disorders alone.
Over 30 million Americans are awake and active after midnight.

"Great trouble comes
From not knowing what is enough
Great conflict arises from wanting too much.
When we know enough is enough,
There will always be enough."

-Lao Tsu