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As the Omicron variant surge continues, industries across Canada — hospitals, schools, airlines and more — are facing staffing shortages. More and more workers are juggling overtime shifts and new job responsibilities as workplaces across Canada face a spike in COVID-related job absences. Our question this week:Are you suffering from pandemic burnout at work? What support do you need? Dr. Rima Styra, a psychiatrist and clinician investigator with University Health Network in Toronto discusses the symptoms of burnout and what can help navigate these issues; and Laurent Lapierre, a professor of workplace behaviour at the University of Ottawa, looks at what people can do to manage their own work lives and how employers can manage burnout at the workplace.