Silent Burnout: The 2026 Numbers, and Why 'I'm Fine' Is the Symptom
Spring Health's 2026 report says 40% of burned-out employees are physically present but mentally checked out, and HR leaders estimate 30% of the workforce is in silent burnout. The engagement scores keep climbing. The instruments built to measure workforce mental health are built to miss exactly this — and 'I'm fine' should be treated as a clinical observation, not a closing line.