This US city has the highest percentage of burned out workers

This US city has the highest percentage of burned out workersThis US city has the highest percentage of burned out workersYou probably think your city has a more burned out workforce than anywhere else, but you might be fooled.New research from compensation, culture and career monitoring platform Comparably, found that D.C. takes the cake for the fruchtwein burnout among its employees.Whats making people so stressed out? The findings - released during National Stress Awareness Month - show that unclear goals are the top source of stress, at 41% of those surveyed - also the topreason aslast year.Survey results were from workers at different American companies of different sizes, mostly in the tech field. So, which cities were feeling it most? Heres the listWashington, D.C. 63%San Francisco 60%Houston 60%Seattle 59%Los Angeles 58%Boston 58%Atlanta 58%San Diego 58%New York 57%Chicago 57%Dallas 57%Phoenix 57%Denver 56%Fort Lauderdale, Florida 55%Ladders is now on SmartNewsDownload the SmartNews app and add the Ladders channel to read the latest career news and advice wherever you go.More men than women feel burned out in the officeThe numbers show that 60% of men say they feel this way, compared to 57% of women. In relation to age, 60% of those ages 51-55 felt burned out the most of any age bracket - with ages 18-25 coming in a surprisingly close second.In terms of burned-out departments, 70% of those at the Executive level are experiencing the feeling, followed by HR (69%), Communications (65%) and Engineering (61%). Departments filling out the last three slots were IT (56%), Operations (55%) and Design (54%).What workers are stressed about on the jobThere are more sources of stress than unclear goals, although it was also found to be the most popular factor among both men (44%) and women (37%) and was the most popular response across every gender, department and age group.Overall respondents selected both bad manager and commute as their second source of stre ss, (each at 16%), difficult co-worker at 14% and too long hours at 13%. Within the 18-25 age group, unclear goals came in first distributions-mix at 41%, then commute (18%), followed by too long hours (14%), bad manager (14%) and difficult co-worker (13%).Research shows that decompressing daily also makes a huge difference,Comparably CEO Jason Nazar told Ladders. I always encourage my team to spend 15 minutes every morning starting the day with intention or meditation, and to take a 20-30 minute walk in the afternoon so that the daily stresses of the day dont build up.