Fixing Work, Not Workers: Burnout as an Organizational Problem

Abstract

Burnout has proliferated in popular discussion, become legitimized in scholarly discourse,
and been ingrained in the context of librarianship, both as a prominent point
of conversation and as demonstrated through research. In this process, discussions on the
problem of and solutions to burnout have focused on individuals. This individual focus
elides structural, organizational, and interpersonal issues that contribute to the problem.
In brief, my argument is that burnout is an organizational concern yet is treated as individual,
which keeps us from meaningful solutions