Fatigue, sleeplessness, and frequent illness are the early signs that one should watch out for burnout and exhaustion due to workplace stress, and must take help, said experts on Thursday, amid reports of a young CA in Pune who succumbed to death due to work pressure.
Anna Sebastian Perayil (26), lost her life due to a âbackbreaking workloadâ and âwork stressâ at Ernst & Young (EY), claimed her mother Anita Augustine in a heart-wrenching letter to Chairman Rajiv Memani.
Perayil worked for four months at the accounting firm, and yet ânobody from the office was present even for her funeralâ.
Perayil is not alone. Earlier this year, Satish Nandgaonkar, a Mumbai-based senior journalist working for Hindustan Times, died after a cardiac arrest outside the dailyâs office after reportedly being âhumiliatedâ at the workplace hours before the episode.
In another tragic case, 25-year-old Saurabh Kumar Laddha, working at McKinsey and Company reportedly ended his life by jumping from the ninth floor of his building in Mumbai, after being unable to handle the work pressure.
The list can go on with many more names.
Dr. Suchismitha Rajamanya, Lead Consultant & HOD – Internal Medicine, Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru, told IANS that almost every week, “approximately 6 to 10 patients come seeking help, reporting stress and exhaustion”.
âBurnout and exhaustion can display noticeable signs, and physically these signs could be chronic fatigue, insomnia as well as frequent illnesses,â Rajamanya said.
The expert explained that stress can also manifest as hopelessness, annoyance, emotional draining, decreased motivation in the upkeep of appearance, absenteeism, diminishing work performance, and unwillingness to engage in work tasks. Individuals may also struggle with concentration and memory problems.