Survey: Transformation Fatigue May Be Accelerating Employee Burnout

Emergn survey finds more than half of employees have considered leaving their jobs due to frequent and failed transformations.

• 50% of employees have considered leaving their jobs because of transformation fatigue – the exhaustion and frustration felt after multiple unsuccessful transformations
• Nearly 60% of employees report feeling burnout from the additional work created by change programs
• 30% of employees have experienced five or more transformations in the last five years
• Half of those transformations fail

'Transformation' is a word executives often use to communicate the need for radical change in their organizations. Emergn's latest research finds that employees recognize the need for change but feel so unhappy with the way it's executed that more than half have considered leaving their jobs because of it.

Emergn's data reveals that half of employees could leave their jobs due to frequent transformations. To add to this, nearly 60% of employees report feeling burnout from too many transformations, with the number much higher in the UK than in the U.S. (68% in the UK vs 47% in the U.S.). Also, 58% of employees have experienced "transformation face"— the look of dread and resignation when another transformation is announced.

Lack of adequate leadership, communication, and training are the top reasons why employees feel this way