# Why Reliable Employees Sometimes Want to Leave

> Reliable employees face growing burnout, leading to unexpected departures as workplace demands increase.
- Title: Why Reliable Employees Sometimes Want to Leave · Psychologies
- Summary: Reliable employees face growing burnout, leading to unexpected departures as workplace demands increase. Reliable employees in high-stress workplaces often…
- Keywords: burnout, workplace stress, employee retention, gallup report, unacknowledged responsibilities, workplace burnout, Reliable, Employees, Sometimes, Want, Leave, Psychologies
- Source: Psychologies — https://psychologies.com/moi/se-connaitre/Les-salaries-sur-qui-on-peut-toujours-compter-finissent-parfois-par-vouloir-partir-ce-mecanisme-explique-pourquoi-643277
- Author: Nina Parage
- Published: 2026-10-14T05:02:24+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: burnout, workplace stress, employee retention, gallup report, unacknowledged responsibilities, workplace burnout
## Reliable Employees Feel Overwhelmed
Reliable employees face growing burnout as unacknowledged extra responsibilities accumulate.

> Seuls 20 % des salariés se disent vraiment impliqués et investis dans leur travail en 2025
## Workplace Stress Rises
Forty percent report high stress the day before the Gallup survey, costing $10 trillion in productivity.

> Quarante pour cent déclarent avoir ressenti beaucoup de stress la veille de la journée de l'enquête
## Unacknowledged Work Leads to Quitting
Employees who take initiative face increased stress and family-work conflicts, especially for women.

> Les salariés qui prenaient le plus d’initiatives au travail, évaluées par leur conjoint, ressentaient davantage de surcharge
## Key takeaway

Reliable employees in high-stress workplaces often quit due to accumulated burnout from unacknowledged extra responsibilities.