FYI Podcast Episode: Navigating Workplace Burnout
In this episode we are talking about workplace burnout. It’s a growing issue in many professions, including our own, and it can have serious consequences for both individuals and organizations. Our guests are Ris Labib and Amber Salmon, both Adult Services Librarians from the Akron-Summit County Public Library in Ohio. They’ve been looking into workplace burnout, particularly as it relates to the library workplace and presented a How-To program on the topic at the PLA 2024 conference. We discuss the predictors and contributors to burnout and, most importantly, finding effective solutions to combat it. We also look at common causes, such as work overload, role ambiguity, and challenging interactions.
Resources
- “When Does Burnout Begin? The Relationship Between Graduate School Employment and Burnout Amongst Librarians” by Jade Geary and Brittany Hickey: https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2019/when-does-burnout-begin/#:~:text=Burnout%20was%20the%20primary%20reason,worked%20while%20in%20library%20school.
- “Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves” by Fobazi Ettarh: https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/
- “Valid and Reliable Survey Instruments to Measure Burnout, Well-Being, and Other Work-Related Dimensions” from the National Academy of Medicine: https://nam.edu/valid-reliable-survey-instruments-measure-burnout-well-work-related-dimensions/.
Tags: fyipodcast, librarycareerburnout, libraryworkplacewellness, plafyipodcast, workplacewellness
