Damaging effects of 'boreout' at work

Being chronically bored at work can have damaging consequences--and we need to talk about it more,say experts.

While burnout linked to long hours,poor work-life balance and our glamorizatoion of overwork,boreout happens when we are bored by our work at the point that we feel it is totally meaningless.

Experts says this phenomenon-which occours across industries-can result the same health problems for workers.

It is also bad for companies-because workforce with boreout can lead a high staff turnover.

Fahri Ozgsunger,an associate professor of economics at Mersin University, in Turkey,point out that combating the phenomenon isn't just down to the individual.

"Giving meaning to the job is not just up to the employee",he say,instead ,it's up to management to create an office culture to make people feel valuable.