Why business leaders need a 'wake-up call' to take burnout seriously right now, experts say

The American workforce is reporting burnout at rates individuals and employers can no longer ignore.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, another health crisis has been lurking. It affects people of all backgrounds and in some cases can have profound impacts on their health. Burnout in the American workforce, which surveys indicate was a widespread problem even before the pandemic, is an issue that employers and managers can no longer afford to ignore as many companies contemplate return-to-office strategies and the future of work in general. "This is a historic time; we've never been through anything like this. Our mental health and our physical health are really being taxed," Darcy Gruttadaro, the director of the American Psychological Association Foundation’s Center for Workplace Mental Health, told ABC News. "If there was ever a time to raise these issues, it's now."