PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWSAs our country’s rate of burning out continues to increase in health care workers, parents, and the rest of the public, a personal example of how to avert it just passed away. Aaron Feuerstein was an owner and administrator who did so many of the things that help present burnout. Instead of collecting insurance and closing, Feuerstein decided to reopen as much of the plant as possible and pay idled workers. That by itself would not necessarily prevent burnout, but other actions that engaged employees, valued them, and supported their goals did, including:-He ate with his workers at the factory cafeteria. -He offered them no-interest loans for schooling.

Source: New York Times November 09, 2021 14:11 UTC