HUMAN RESOURCE STAFF AND BURNOUT

Human Resource Staff and Burnout

[Name of the Institute]Introduction

Stress and tension are part of the professional lives of individuals working in Human resource Department of organizations. At times, stress may be tolerable and stimulating, but often these people experience excessive demands on their mental and physical resources as they deal with potential employees and organizational management and colleagues. Even the best human resource personals are often bombarded with daily role conflicts, interpersonal conflicts, unscheduled meetings, frequent interruptions, and heavy workload. Research suggests that symptoms of burnout are often reported frequently among these people, particularly feelings of emotional exhaustion. However, little research has been conducted on the stress experienced by human resource staff or the relationship between burnout and stress. Within the past several years, HR personals have been required to expand their services and the results of these additional demands and responsibilities have provided more stressful conditions for special services personnel.

In this paper, we will discuss in length the definition of Burnout and its causes and effects on Human resource staff. We will also examine various individual, job role, and organizational methods to prevent burnout. In addition, I will look into my own personality and share how I react and respond to personal and work-related stress. Provide some insights into how you may work to reduce the effects of burnout. In summary this paper we will discuss what do we have to do as a human service manager to be alert and ready to assist with staff burnout?

Defining Burnout

It is a widely held belief in the research that the cumulative effect of work related stress in the helping profession can result in a condition known as burnout. Burnout has become a growing concern in a variety of human service professions. The term “burnout” was first introduced by researcher known as Freudenberger in 1975 to refer to the emotional and physical wearing away experienced by some professionals who work in health and care agencies. Since then, research on burnout among human professionals has flourished. More than 2,500 articles were published during 1975-1989 alone. Various authors conclude that expressions of burnout now reflects today's work environment which includes: (a) pressure of meeting the demands of others, (b) intense competition, (c) drive to make money, and (d) a sense of being deprived of something that is deserved (Trindade, 2009).

They also highlighted three domains in which stressful events can arise ...