{"id":10755,"date":"2026-02-12T16:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogroupconsulting.com\/?p=10755"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:05:05","slug":"general-fatigue-of-employees-tired-of-work-or-ways-of-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurogroupconsulting.com\/en\/publications\/article\/fatigue-generale-des-salaries-fatigues-du-travail-ou-des-manieres-de-travailler","title":{"rendered":"General fatigue: employees tired of work or tired of the way they work?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At a time when companies are multiplying \u00abcare\u00bb systems for employee well-being, collaborative modes and benevolent values, employees are expressing a state of fatigue. Post Covid, many organizations have set up systems to detect and treat psychosocial risks such as depression. Mental health has become a national cause in 2025. Workplace fatigue is no longer an individual complaint. Today, it seems to be a phenomenon affecting more and more employees. Can this be explained by the workload itself, by operating methods and\/or by an environment conducive to anxiety?<\/p>\n

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The limits of care\u00ab<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

According to the Institut National d'\u00c9tudes D\u00e9mographiques, nearly eight out of ten people in employment say that work-related fatigue has a direct impact on their private lives. According to a survey published by Le Monde using Odoxa data, 66 % of French people said they were already tired in 2022, compared with 47 % in 2000. Even more worrying, almost a third (32 %) reported extreme fatigue. Since the end of Covid and the emergence of telecommuting, companies have stepped up their \u00abCare\u00bb initiatives (taking care of employees and developing well-being), emphasizing benevolence, listening, mutual responsibility and consideration of the human dimension through training, awareness-raising and surveys. According to the figures, these actions have had little impact on the widespread feeling of fatigue that many employees seem to be experiencing. This raises the question of the effectiveness of these actions and the origin of the fatigue. Is it due to the workload, to the organization of activities, or to the organization of work itself?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In his latest book, Fran\u00e7ois Dupuy points out that collaborative methods are extremely time-consuming and complicate decision-making processes. The IGAS report \u00abQuality of work, quality of employment: elements of international comparison\u00bb.\u00bb<\/em> (September 2025) explores the links between working conditions, management practices and employee health. It reveals that France lags behind other European countries on several points:<\/p>\n