Guest Column: Doing More with Less
It would appear that “doing more with less” could be the unofficial motto for today’s society, especially regarding the workplace.
Restaurants, offices, tech companies and many other businesses are feeling the squeeze of being short staffed and finding it hard to recruit and retain qualified long-term help.
What does this mean for the employees who are in the workforce? It means doing more than your normal duties in your job description.
While it is a fact that sometimes you just do what needs to be done to perform the task at hand, this extra effort is creating an environment for workers that leads to extra stress, longer hours, fatigue and eventually burnout.
This does not create a healthy and sustainable model for businesses to succeed and thrive. The COVID-19 pandemic w...