A record 50% of workers in Switzerland are not afraid of losing their jobs. Nevertheless, burnout is at an all-time high, says the Working Conditions Barometer 2023.
More than 820,000 people are considering changing jobs because of stress and psychological strain at work, compared to 650,000 in 2022, says the barometer, published on Thursday by Travail.Suisse, an independent umbrella organisation for employees, and the Bern University of Applied Sciences.
More than one in three workers say they are often or very often too exhausted to look after their private affairs, a record proportion that has already been rising in recent years. …
It’s a place as any other, with the same global issues, polarizing themes, radicalization, etc. The only difference is that the country and the people are richer compared to the rest of the world and so some of the extreme issues are less present.