Personalization Outbreak

#141: Money Stress at Work: Why Financial Pressure Fuels Burnout and Low Engagement

Season 6 Episode 141

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"...but maybe, for example, that scarcity mindset is also going to make me kind of look around and say, 'I've got to keep this job.' So, I'm scared to take risks. I'm scared to, maybe, change the culture that really is diminishing my wellbeing, and also causing, or really influencing this burnout at work."

Burnout isn’t just about work.

It’s about what’s happening outside of it.

Financial stress is quietly shaping how people show up every day—draining energy, reducing focus, and lowering engagement in ways most organizations don’t fully understand.

In this episode of Personalization Outbreak Podcast, Camden Cusumano—PhD candidate in Financial Planning at the University of Georgia—joins Glenn Llopis to explain:

💸 How financial stress spills over into workplace performance
  🔥 Why burnout is often rooted outside of work—not inside it
  🧠 The connection between scarcity mindset and decision-making
  ⚖️ Why employees are playing it safe instead of taking risks
  🏢 The growing disconnect between what companies offer and what people actually need
  🔄 How redefining the employee-employer relationship can improve wellbeing

If you’re only addressing burnout at work, you’re missing the bigger picture.

Because performance doesn’t start at the office—it starts with the individual.

🎧 Listen now and learn how to rethink wellbeing, burnout, and the future of work
  📺 Full episode available on YouTube

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Video Content:

  0:00 - Intro

  06:16 - Establishing a Firm Foundation

  09:23 - Institutionalism vs. Individualism

  13:18 - What Wellbeing Actually Means (Feeling vs Doing)

  14:42 - The Correlation Between Financial Stress and Workplace Burnout

  20:11 – Scarcity Mindset, Risk Aversion & Burnout

  25:57 - Why Most Companies Still Get Wellbeing Wrong

  30:24 - Burnout, Boundaries & Letting Go

  33:31 – Reinventing Work for a New Generation

  41:43 – Rebuilding Trust Starts Within

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