However, we think that life is good …
Mental health is essential. Some cities in France are recognized for their soothing living environment, but behind this image sometimes hides a disturbing reality, especially with regard to stress and anxiety at work. Far from being a simple transient fatigue, burnout is a state of deep mental and physical exhaustion, mainly caused by prolonged professional stress. This phenomenon affects almost a third of French people. But what are the cities where this discomfort is the most pronounced? This is revealed by an investigation by the unobravo mental well-being platform.
Investigators questioned more than 1,500 workers on several factors: if they were often stressed, if they lacked their employer support, or if they were dissatisfied with their pro/personal life balance. By compiling the answers, they have shown that the cities that display the lowest burn-out rate are Nîmes and Clermont-Ferrand. On the other side of the spectrum, where the overwork explodes, there is in fifth place Le Havre, which precedes, towers. In third position, we find Dijon, where “41 % of employees say they are frequently stressed”. Just ahead, Brest displays a burn-out rate of 23 % and a “Emotional contagion” record : “69 % of employees claim to hear their colleagues regularly express their stress”a fertile soil for future exhaustion.
At the top of this ranking is the city of Montpellier in Hérault. Rather than the quantity of work, it is the quality of the professional environment that is in question: a majority of employees feel stressed and hear their colleagues being too. This climate of tension is aggravated by a strong feeling of isolation, since more than half of the employees believe that their company does not offer sufficient support. The consequence is final: “40 % of workers in Montpellier say they have already experienced a burn-out”. Far from the clichés, Paris and Lyon, often seen as the capitals of the overwork, only arrive in the 6th position, equally, of this ranking.
According to the authors of the study, the first source of stress at work for the French is not the workload, but “Lack of recognition or valuation”followed closely by “Excessive or unrealistic workload”. The best prevention to avoid it is a corporate culture that values the work accomplished and encourages an open dialogue on daily well-being.
