Burnout is very real, and sadly, it’s almost impossible to reverse once it begins to happen. Some new data from the digital marketing agency dNovo Group shows just how hard people are burning out across the country.
Each city was given a Burnout Index score based on many different factors; according to dNovo, “The index combines self-reported burnout levels, workplace environment factors such as average working hours and paid time off utilization, and work-life balance indicators including commute times and access to quality healthcare services.”
Curious about where your city falls? Take a look.
10th Most Burned-Out City: Atlanta
Burnout Score: 69
9th Most: New York City
Burnout Score: 72
8th Most: Raleigh, North Carolina
Burnout Score: 73
7th Most: Las Vegas
Burnout Score: 73
6th Most: Boston
Burnout Score: 75
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5th Most: Charlotte, North Carolina
Burnout Score: 77
4th Most: Los Angeles
Burnout Score: 77
3rd Most: Washington, D.C.
Burnout Score: 79
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2nd Most: Sacramento, California
Burnout Score: 80
Most Burned-Out City: Phoenix
Burnout Score: 82
10th Least Burned-Out City: Buffalo, New York
Burnout Score: 51
9th Least: Madison, Wisconsin
Burnout Score: 51
8th Least: Austin, Texas
Burnout Score: 53
7th Least: Virginia Beach
Burnout Score: 53
6th Least: Cincinnati
Burnout Score: 54
5th Least: Pittsburgh
Burnout Score: 54
4th Least: Riverside, California
Burnout Score: 55
3rd Least: Nashville, Tennessee
Burnout Score: 58
2nd Least: Tampa, Florida
Burnout Score: 58
Least Burned-Out City: Denver
Burnout Score: 59
Is the Remote Workforce Rising?
dNovo’s study also took a look at workers’ willingness to return to the office after working remotely. Most people surveyed said they would need some sort of raise to start commuting again. Here’s how it breaks down:
- Percentage of workers requiring more than a 100% raise: 32%
- Percentage of workers requiring 51-100%: 16%
- Percentage of workers requiring 31-50%: 12%
- Percentage of workers requiring 16-30%: 5%
- Percentage of workers requiring 1-15%: 3%
- Percentage of workers that wouldn’t require a raise: 2%
- Percentage of workers that said no raise would be enough to return: 30%
Is Working Remote Worth a Pay Cut?
Data about pay cuts workers would be willing to take to stay 100% remote was also collected. Here’s what workers that were surveyed had to say:
- Percentage of workers that would take a 1-15% pay cut to stay remote : 41%
- Percentage of workers that would take a 16-30% pay cut: 18%
- Percentage of workers that would take a 31-50% pay cut: 12%
- Percentage of workers that would take a 50-75% pay cut: 3%
- Percentage of workers not willing to take a pay cut: 26%
Back to the Office, Or Back to the Drawing Board?
A survey of almost 3,000 workers for one section of this survey revealed what people would do if asked to return to the office full time. Despite the demand for raises, listed above, 66% said yes, 17% said no, and another 17% said they weren’t sure.
