Overview
- Glassdoor officially selected "fatigue" after analyzing the fastest-rising terms across posts, comments and reviews on its platform.
- Mentions of "fatigue" increased 41% year over year, and 78% of surveyed U.S. professionals reported that news events drain their energy at work.
- AI disruption loomed large as mentions of "agentic" jumped by about 2,200%, reflecting workers’ push to understand new tools and protect their roles.
- Economic and political strain surfaced in platform language, with "stagflation" roughly tripling and "inauguration" up about 875% versus 2024.
- Labor and sentiment data reinforced the theme, with JOLTS showing 7.67 million openings in October as layoffs rose and quits declined, prompting coverage that also offered practical coping strategies.