Weak signals
Boredom, fatigue, loss of meaning: the signals we learn to ignore
Bore-out, exhaustion, weariness: none of it happens overnight. Spotting it early changes everything.
30.3%
of working people in Switzerland feel emotionally exhausted (Health Promotion Switzerland, 2022)
We talk a lot about burnout. We talk less about what comes before it, or about its quiet cousin: boredom that settles in, bore-out. Both have one thing in common. They send signals long before they become visible.
Nearly a third of workers under pressure
According to Health Promotion Switzerland's Job Stress Index 2022, 30.3% of working people feel emotionally exhausted, the highest level since measurement began in 2014. And 28.2% are in a stress zone considered critical for health, with far more demands than resources. The cost to the Swiss economy is estimated at around CHF 6.5 billion a year.
Naming what's missing is already taking back control.
Boredom wears you down too
Bore-out is less dramatic, but just as draining: days that drag, skills that go unused, energy that drops. Many people don't dare talk about it. Complaining about being bored at work feels almost indecent.
Yet these signals say something essential: a gap between what you do and what feeds you. Challenge, autonomy, recognition, learning: something is missing. Naming it is already taking back control.
Act on what depends on you
You don't always choose your environment. But you can choose to understand what is happening, prepare a real conversation with your manager, explore other paths or rethink your priorities. Not staying alone with your doubts is the first step.
What Lucidity changes
When work no longer feeds you, Lucidity helps you:
- 1Identify what is really missing, without judging yourself.
- 2Rediscover what gives you energy, with real examples.
- 3Prepare a constructive conversation with your manager.
- 4Explore concrete paths, in your current role or elsewhere.
Start with LucidityFree to start, no account needed.
Lucidity is not a medical tool. If tiredness becomes heavy or persistent, please talk to a health professional.
Guillaume Stollsteiner
Founder of Lucidity, former recruiter and head of TnP
Sources
Figures from official publications, checked in September 2026.
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