Effects of Burnout and Emotional Stress on Social Life in Employees

Burnout and emotional stress have been shown to be correlated with challenges in effectively accomplishing professional duties and effectively handling work-related obligations, including the specific challenge of working remotely. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, employees who were socially isolated and lacked support were found to be at a higher risk of experiencing professional disconnection and feelings of inadequacy. This disconnection extended to their relationship with the workplace, leading to heightened work-related pressures, employee burnout, and emotional fatigue. These findings have been supported by various studies conducted by Dionisi et al. (2012, 2021), Holmes et al. (2021), Rapp et al. (2021), and Singh et al. (2022). Employees who engaged in remote work had a higher propensity for experiencing diminished levels of positive affect, which in turn may contribute to the emergence of negative affective states, the development of burnout syndrome, and heightened reactivity to occupational stressors. The implementation of mandatory remote work had a significant influence on employee performance, leading to a decline in productivity, work engagement, and job satisfaction. Consequently, this decline had adverse effects on subjective and psychological well-being. The provision of social support inside the workplace is crucial for enhancing workers' professional dedication and psychological welfare, particularly in the context of remote work facilitated by technology. The decline in cognitive performance can be attributed to various factors, including inconsistent decision-making in human resource management, an unsupportive work environment, limited social connectivity, and decreased job autonomy, satisfaction, and performance (Crippa et al., 2021; Gemine et al., 2021; Oksanen et al., 2021a; Spagnoli et al., 2021; Zhang et al., 2021). In the meanwhile, the experience of emotional and psychological discomfort, coupled with occupational burnout syndrome, has been shown to have detrimental effects on employee morale, dedication to work, psychological well-being, and overall productivity. The issues voiced by remote employees are to their perceived devaluation and lack of confidence in carrying out certain duties.