Abstract
The pandemic has changed the way people work. In the midst of excitement of working from home emerged the issue of work burnout. Work burnout is a phenomenon associated with people and their career development. Work burnout is an important risk factor for excessive stress in individual professional lives. The present study aims to explore Alderfer's Work Motivation Theory to understand work burnout. This study explores how ERG (Existence, Relatedness and Growth) Motivation influences the factors of personal, colleague and work-related burnout. Feeling of deprivation in the working environment leads to burnout. Therefore, this research aims on personal, colleague and work-related burnout. The data conducted through a total of 100 respondents from a public university in Malaysia. The data collection using quantitative methods was performed through questionnaires and SPSS was used to summarize the demographic information and descriptive analysis. The questionnaire consists of 4 sections, a) demographic profile, b) personal burnout, c) work related burnout and d) colleague related burnout with a total of 23 items. The findings shed light on the role of work motivation in transmitting the impact of work burnout. The major contribution of the study is to understand that work motivation is indeed affecting work burnout. The study presented has profound implications for future studies of work motivation and it is hoped this study will provide valuable evidence on how to focus on personal, colleague and work-related burnout for continuous improvement.
Highlights
Background of Study Working online may initially sound fun due to the fact of it being new
Summary of Findings and Discussion This study has identified the state of personal burnout in the category of “How often are you physically exhausted?” and “How often do you think I can’t take it anymore!”, have the same mean value of 3.9
It is interesting to note that even the mean value for personal burnout is moderately high compared to the only item “How often do you feel tired” with a 1.7 mean score value
Summary
Background of Study Working online may initially sound fun due to the fact of it being new. As months (years) go by, Malaysians have to make working online a norm. Burnout became a hot topic after the COVID-10 pandemic shook Malaysia and the rest of the world, making 2020 a year of change in the working environment. Employees start to work from home or work remotely. They must adapt to new and unfamiliar work patterns, modes of communication, and team dynamics will be disrupted. Raj (2021) reported that some Malaysians are experiencing burnout due to the demands of work during the pandemic. Teaching is a demanding profession, but it is a complex one requiring educator to be fully engaged in their work with their heads and hearts (Henny et al, 2014)
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