Podcast: Burnout and Mechanical Engineers
Podcast: Burnout and Mechanical Engineers
Engineer, consultant, and author Peter Atherton talks about burnout and what makes mechanical engineers susceptible to this medical syndrome newly recognized by the World Health Organization.
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Engineer, consultant, and author Peter Atherton talks about what the World Health Organization (WHO) officially recognized as a medical syndrome “resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” He covers his personal experience with burnout, what makes engineers more suspectable, and understanding the signs. Find him at ActionsProve, LLC.
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