New Talkspace Report Finds Over a Third of U.S. Employees Are Considering Quitting, Though Majority Say More Mental Health Services Would Convince Them to Stay
May 19 2022 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Working Parents – Particularly Working Mothers
– and Gen Z Workforce Are Among the Hardest Hit, with 53% of
Parents Reporting Burnout and 42% of Youngest Employees Considering
Quitting in the Next Six Months
Second Annual ‘Employee Stress Check’ Report by
Talkspace for Business and The Harris Poll Finds That Even Though
Pandemic Restrictions Have Eased, Approximately Half of American
Workers are Still Experiencing Burnout
Talkspace, a leading online behavioral health care company,
today released its second annual “Employee Stress Check Report
2022”, a nationwide survey by Talkspace for Business conducted with
The Harris Poll, that explores American employees’ wellbeing in the
workplace. The survey of nearly 1,400 full-time employees found
that in the third year of the pandemic, around half of workers
report continuing to feel burned out (51%) and stressed (46%) at
work, and that despite record levels of resignations in recent
months, over a third of workers (34%) are still considering
quitting (vs. 41% in 2021). The majority of those citing continued
burnout (59%) say it has gotten worse since last year.
While the stresses experienced during the pandemic have
persisted, these new findings indicate that employers can retain
employees by signaling that mental health is prioritized in their
workplaces – 57% of all workers would be likely to stay at a job
if it offered more mental health services, and even more so amongst
those considering quitting (66%).
Leadership can make a difference through the organization, as
employees who say their managers take steps to protect their mental
health are significantly more likely to find their work fulfilling
(86%) and less likely to feel stressed or burned out by work
(41%).
Working parents in particular are more impacted when it comes to
workplace mental health, with 53% experiencing burnout and 42%
considering quitting, significantly higher than all workers (34%).
Balancing work and family responsibilities is difficult for 60% of
all working parents, and 44% of parents report missing more than
one full day of work since the start of the year due to parenting
responsibilities. The impact of work stress is particularly acute
among working mothers, as nearly 6-in-10 (58%) mothers say
trying to balance work and family responsibilities has caused them
stress or burnout, and more than half report feeling less
productive, versus 50% of working dads. Compared to working
fathers, working mothers were more likely to have found it
difficult to be a working parent during the past two years, and
less likely to believe balancing work and parenting would get
easier next year.
The youngest end of the workforce (Gen Z and younger
Millennials), aged 18-34, are significantly more likely, compared
to the rest of the workforce, to feel burned out (59%, compared to
51% for all workers) and to consider quitting their job in the next
six months (42%, compared to 34% for all workers). Gen Z workers in
particular reported alarming levels of burnout (73%).
Other notable findings from the survey include:
- Around 1-in-2 workers are burned out (51%) or find work too
stressful (46%) – levels largely unchanged since July 2021 (52%
and 50%, respectively)
- The majority of those feeling burned out or stressed say it
has gotten worse over the last year (59% and 53%,
respectively). Stress and burnout rank just below inadequate
pay among the most common worker complaints.
- 32% of workers are likely to consider quitting their job in
the next six months – among those, 59% are more likely to quit
compared to last year.
- Those most at-risk for quitting include working parents
(42%), younger workers (42%) and service-oriented workers (42%) –
those working in retail, education, hospitality and
healthcare.
- Service-oriented workers also reported the highest levels of
day-to-day stress (56% vs. 46% of all workers).
- Fewer than 1-in-3 U.S. workers (29%) rate their mental
health as “excellent,” lower than the 21-year record low (34%)
among the general public seen in Gallup polling.
- Mental health services are critical to worker retention: 57%
of those considering quitting, as well as 70% of young workers and
68% of parents, say they are likely to stay in their current
position if they received more mental health services.
- Good leadership from management matters: employees who
have managers who talk about mental health are significantly more
likely to find their work fulfilling (86%) and less likely to feel
stressed or burned out by work (41%).
- While nearly 3-in-4 (74%) of workers say more paid time off,
like mental health days, would make them consider staying at their
jobs, fewer than 2-in-5 workers get and use most of their
PTO.
“For the second straight year, we’re seeing Americans are under
extraordinary stress at work and looking for additional support
from employers and specifically, managers,” said Dr. Varun
Choudhary, MD, MA, DFAPA, Chief Medical Officer of Talkspace.
“These findings crystalize what we’ve long known to be true:
successful organizations and employee wellness are inextricably
linked. Employers must take notice and make meaningful investments
in their employees’ long-term wellbeing – their workplaces depend
on it.”
Last month, Talkspace launched Talkspace Self-Guided, a new
product suite to help employers build emotional intelligence (with
managers in mind) and foster overall mental well-being, especially
to support working parents in and out of the workplace.
The new report builds on findings from the first-ever ‘Employee
Stress Check’ Report released in 2021 which chronicled how chronic
stress at work gave rise to the Great Resignation. This most recent
poll was fielded during March and April 2022 and surveyed 1,400
full-time employees aged 18+ in the U.S., with an oversampling of
nearly 800 working parents. For complete survey methodology,
including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please
contact Talkspace@skdknick.com.
To learn more about the findings of the report, including
actionable insights for employers, read the Employee Stress Check
Report 2022 from Talkspace for Business.
About Talkspace
Talkspace is a leading virtual behavioral healthcare company
enabled by a purpose-built technology platform. As a digital
healthcare company, all care is delivered through an easy-to-use
and encrypted web and mobile platform, consistent with HIPAA and
state regulatory requirements.
Today, the need for care feels more urgent than ever. When
seeking treatment, whether it's psychiatry or adolescent,
individual or couples therapy, Talkspace offers treatment options
for almost every need. With Talkspace, members can send their
dedicated therapists text, video, and voice messages anytime, from
anywhere, and engage in live video, audio or chat sessions.
For more information about Talkspace commercial relationships,
visit https://business.talkspace.com/. Learn more about online
therapy, please visit https://www.talkspace.com/online-therapy/. To
learn more about Talkspace Psychiatry, please visit
https://www.talkspace.com/psychiatry.
About The Harris Poll
The Harris Poll is one of the longest-running surveys in the
U.S. tracking public opinion, motivations, and social sentiment
since 1963 that is now part of Harris Insights & Analytics, a
global consulting and market research firm that delivers social
intelligence for transformational times. We work with clients in
three primary areas; building twenty-first-century corporate
reputation, crafting brand strategy and performance tracking, and
earning organic media through public relations research. Our
mission is to provide insights and advisory to help leaders make
the best decisions possible. To learn more, please visit
www.theharrispoll.com.
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