It is a state of mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion caused by prolonged and intense stress. In such moments, a person feels that they cannot cope with the constant demands that are imposed on them. Burnout drains a person’s energy and reduces their productivity, leading to feelings of helplessness, listlessness, resentment, and, ultimately, complete exhaustion.
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Professional Styles and Some Psychophysiological Risk Factors of Work Engagement of Programmers
Miodrag Milenović (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš, Serbia), Milan Veljković (University of Niš, Serbia), and Nataša Pešić (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš, Serbia)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8189-6.ch008
Abstract
Modern life is almost unthinkable outside of information systems. New information technologies enable the simultaneous use of multiple media, which leads to a revolution in the common way of working with people in order to create a successful organization. Today, information technologies are becoming a strategic element in the development of the organization and society as a whole, and are becoming a basic management resource. The aim of this chapter is to present the possibilities of predicting burnout and chronic fatigue based on the professional style of the employee, as well as examining the differences in the severity of burnout, chronic fatigue and circadian rhythmics, programmers working at home, so-called freelancers, and those working in companies. The results show that there are differences between employees who work from home and freelancers in terms of problems in everyday functioning, and differences between employees working in different working conditions at different levels of the variable application of preventive measures to prevent fatigue.