You want your employees to work hard, obviously. After all, that’s why you pay them a salary every month. But are you too hard on your staff? Are you giving them more work than they can handle? You might, particularly if you can see these signs in your employees.
#1: Low productivity
Before you berate an employee for not working as hard as they should, take a step back. While you may have lazy employees, it’s also possible that they’re overworked. Low productivity is occasionally a consequence of burnout and burnout, so if your employees are working slower than usual, they may not be capable to push themselves to work harder.
#2: Emotional response
When an employee is overworked, they will become stressed. And when they become stressed, you take the emotional toll. For example, an employee might start crying when he feels his workload is too much to handle. Or, when you speak to an employee with words of criticism, you may be faced with an outburst of anger or tears because of their high level of sensitivity. Be prepared then, and respond to any negative emotions with a listening ear.
#3: Silent conversation
Your employee’s secret conversation may be about the tv program they watched last night. Or they may be talking about very personal things that you do not want to hear. On the other hand, and particularly if you notice them glancing at you while talking, they may be talking about the iron fist of your leadership, and the suffering you give them with the workload you put on them. As discussed in the next point, you need to take steps to stop growing discontent amongst your employeesbecause they might leave you if you do not.
#4: Resignation letter
When your employee comes to you with a resignation letter, there may be one of several reasons why. They may simply have found a better paying job elsewhere, or they may have selected a career change. On the other hand, you may end up losing the worker because she or he has had enough. Rather than working with you any longer, for the sake of their mental and emotional health, they may have decided that enough is enough.
#5: Increased number of sick days
Mental blessings and physical effects of stress, your employees will pay the price. With feelings of anxiety and depression, and with a lowered immune system that can lead to numerous infectious diseases, you’ll receive many calls from employees telling you they’re sick. And why do they suffer from these stress-induced problems? Maybe because they’re overworked!
Here’s what you must do
If you continue to overburden your employees, both they and your business will suffer. So, if you’re related to what we say in this article, you need to take action.
In some cases, you can reduce the workload of your employees by outsourcing certain tasks to other companies. You might as well invest in warehouse solutions to reduce the workload of staff working on production lines, and pay for downloadable software tools to lighten the workload of employees working in your office. You may additionally easily meet the deadlines and targets you set too, even if they were unrealistic, you’ll cause your employees mental and physical suffering.
By taking these steps, you’ll see positive changes in your business. So, look for signs of overwork in your employees and take action if you know they’re suffering.
