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Record 1 2025-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

In English, the expression "brownout" corresponds to a drop in voltage, a power cut. This is what people experiencing a brown-out feel: they lack energy and don’t find meaning in their work. [They are] looking for meaning in [their] professional activity and [do] not share the company’s values.

CONT

Burnout and brownout can be difficult to differentiate since they share common manifestations with similar determinants. Brownout is more difficult to discern because it is a factor of mental resignation and where the question of work values are central.... the major and abrupt transformations imposed by the onset of the [COVID-19] health crisis and its prolonged nature increased the risk of brownout. The deterioration of working conditions gave rise to the emergence of inner conflicts, both the "desire to save and the impossibility of doing so"...,... the perception of a loss of interest in work, and the impression of a situation with no end in sight...

Key term(s)
  • brown out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Travail et emploi
DEF

Épuisement professionnel éprouvé par une personne qui ressent une désaffection envers son emploi en raison d'une difficulté à percevoir la portée ou l'utilité des tâches qui lui sont confiées au travail.

Key term(s)
  • brown out
  • brownout

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Working Practices and Conditions
  • Transfer of Personnel
DEF

An employee’s termination of employment following pressures made to get rid of him.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
  • Mobilité du personnel
DEF

Acte par lequel un employé remet sa démission à la suite de pressions exercées par l'employeur ou ses représentants.

Spanish

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