How to manage extra assignments, layoff fatigue, and rising workplace burnout
When employees inherit extra responsibilities without choosing them or receiving a raise, they are experiencing the damaging trend of being voluntold at work. Research shows that following widespread corporate layoffs, over 80% of surviving workers inherit extra tasks, leading to severe mental exhaustion and burnout. Being voluntold at work creates intense time pressures that disrupt existing responsibilities and push employees to their limits. Navigating these mandatory workloads requires setting boundaries, prioritizing tasks, and communicating directly with leadership before exhaustion harms performance and well-being.
Read the full Forbes article to learn strategic steps for protecting your time when voluntold.