HR burnout: how HR professionals destroy themselves and their organizations
The HR profession is collectively overworked, according to the recently published HR Mental Health Index 2025. In a background discussion, four experts revealed what lies behind the numbers and offered practical advice on how the profession can regain its strength and credibility, or at least throw away the shovel once it has reached rock bottom.
The HR profession is collectively overworked, according to the recently published HR Mental Health Index 2025.
Today, HR is struggling with systemic overload, invisible expectations, and its own internal patterns. The mental state of Hungarian HR professionals is critical, with many already on the verge of burnout or well beyond it, according to a presentation of the recently published HR Mental Heaéth Index 2025 research results at an event last week. (The figures have already been presented in our previous article.)