Gabriele Kubricenkaite

Kauno Kolegija Higher Education Institution,

Kaunas, Lithuania

E-mail: gabriele.kubricenkaite@go.kauko.lt

ORCID 0009-0007-3216-5474

Burnout across generations: examining organizational factors through the lens of social sustainability

Mantas Svazas

Kauno Kolegija Higher Education Institution,

Kaunas, Lithuania

E-mail: mantas@svazas.lt

ORCID 0000-0003-1762-9617

Abstract. Employees of different generations have different perceptions of the ongoing changes in the labor market initiated by technological progress. This article attempts to combine organizational factors with the current phenomenon of burnout observed in the labor market. Mastering technological solutions would reduce the likelihood of burnout, while reducing generational differences. A quantitative survey was conducted in Lithuania with 454 employees representing Generations X, Y, and Z. The results suggest that burnout in contemporary workplaces may be influenced more strongly by individual values, personal resources, and life contexts than by structural conditions alone. Promoting individuality, it is important to develop employees' digital competencies, which will enable them to create higher added value. Organizational structure factors, although important in a large part of cases, do not play a significant role in the prevention of burnout.

Received: May, 2025

1st Revision: January, 2026

Accepted: June, 2026

DOI: 10.14254/2071-789X.2026/19-2/12

JEL Classification: A13, D23, M14

Keywords: different generations, burnout, organizational factors, social sustainability