Commentary

Why City firms can’t ignore employee burnout

Financial services now faces a reckoning as more professionals report chronic stress, disengagement and emotional exhaustion

Bankers, traders and fund managers are still burning the candle at both ends
Bankers, traders and fund managers are still burning the candle at both ends Photo: Getty Images

Sinead Scott-Lennon is a coach and consultant at A Better Workplace

Employee burnout has become a critical concern for financial services firms in recent years.  

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110-Hour Workweeks Drove Young Bankers at a Boutique Firm to the Brink