The findings ranked Tokyo, Japan as the city with the highest burnout. It is followed by Mumbai, India, Seoul, South Korea, Istanbul, Turkey and Manila, Philippines.
Three African cities made the list. They are:
- Johannesburg, South Africa
This city has the highest number of burnout employees in Africa and the 18th overall. It ranks high when it comes to the number of the population sleeping fewer than seven hours each night.
The city scored 9.39 in this category, topped only by Tokyo, Japan.
Nairobi came in 25th with its employees dealing the most amount of traffic across the world. According to research, "employees spend on average 56.44 minutes on the roads."
This city also scored 10/10 when it came to the number of employees working for over 48 hours.
However, the West African city scored 9.27 with its population working more than 48 hours.
Fun Fact: Lagos scored 10/10 under the vacation time category.
Commenting on the results of the research, Ashley Doyle, staff writer at Savvy Sleeper, said, “Our research suggests businesses should make addressing some of the factors affecting employee work-life balance a priority. Not only will this ensure staff health and wellbeing is protected, but it will also help companies continue to recruit and retain top talent.”
"Cities with reasonable working hours, adequate vacation time and positive sleep patterns not only have more motivated employees but also higher workplace productivity, despite shorter work weeks," the writer added.
