The Employee Assistance Center - Is Your Staff Burning Out

Is Your Staff Burning Out?

INSTRUCTIONS: Using a scale form 1 to 10, with 1 being "not at all descriptive" and 10 being "very descriptive," rate how descriptive each of the following statements is of your staff.

____	1. Employee turnover is high.
____	2. People are just putting in time.
____	3. Drug and alcohol problems interfere with performance.
____	4. The absenteeism rate is high.
____	5. There is a lot of conflict.
____	6. Directives are not followed.
____	7. There is sabotage.
____	8. People cheat and steal.
____	9. Deadlines are not met.
____	10. There is a high rate of rework.
____	11. Back stabbing is commonplace.
____	12. Office politics interferes with performance.
____	13. Productivity is low.
____	14. People are confused about goals.
____	15. There is a sense of hopelessness.
____	16. There is little esprit de corps.
____	17. People are secretive.
____	18. People don’t socialize much off the job.
____	19. Teamwork is poor.
____	20. Lay-offs are common.
____	21. There is a lot of complaining.
____	22. There is not much participation.
____	23. People are just out for themselves.
____	24. People have little input into management decisions.
____	25. Threats seem to be the best motivator.

Scoring:

25 – 75	Comfort Level: Your staff is exhibiting a few signs of burnout.
76 – 145	Caution Level: Your staff is exhibiting a moderate degree of burnout. Preventative action is advised.
146 – 200	Chronic Level: Your staff is exhibiting numerous signs of burnout. Ongoing corrective action is essential.
201 – 250	Crisis Level: Your staff is exhibiting full-blown burnout. Immediate crisis intervention is required to prevent organizational breakdown.