Don’t Let Returning to the Office Burn Out Your Team

Burnout and anxiety are running high as employees return to the office after the Covid pandemic. After a year and a half of shock, change, and isolation, the regular life of the physical workplace itself can be overwhelming. The author, a digital anthropologist, suggests implementing a period of reintegration to help employees ease back in. She suggests five interventions to implement during that time: Easing slowly into socialization, establishing team rituals, reining in scope creep around jobs, creating space for uninterrupted work, and creating recovery time.