The Companies That Churn Through Young Workers
Not every firm wants their workers to grow – instead, some burn out young employees and push them away. Plus, what could Jacinda Ardern’s resignation mean for all workers?
How some companies burn out young grads
Many jobs are set up with the expectation that younger workers will grow into them. There are often clear paths for promotion and goals to reach; sometimes companies even offer mentorship and development programmes to guide entry-level employees up the ladder. Even if the climb can be a slog, many employers want to invest in workers to stay with an organisation.
Yet experts say there are other companies that take a different tack – setting up infrastructures in which they hire young employees that have little, if any, opportunity for upward trajectory, and then load them up with demanding tasks.
In these situations, employers often expect that these young workers will leave the organisation at some point – whether it’s because they’re at a dead-end or they’ve burnt out from the position. Then, they are generally replaced by other young workers, destined for the same fate.
Read more from Alex Christian on the companies grind down early-career workers.
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Are we at a turning point with burnout??
Last week, Jacinda Ardern announced she would be standing down from office as New Zealand’s Prime Minister.
Many have praised Ardern as one of the first high-profile political leaders to admit to the toll of overwork that comes with the responsibility of running a country – something particularly notable, considering her reputation for remaining unflappable in the face of a tumultuous period in New Zealand’s history.
Some experts have raised the prospect of Ardern’s candour on the topic representing a turning point of sorts; a collective re-defining of burnout as something that is a serious – even potentially life-threatening – syndrome, and not just a personality trait of gritless millennials, or a lifestyle choice of overachievers. Yet not everyone is so optimistic that Ardern’s resignation will advance the conversation.
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