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Though working from home has not completely come to an end, many have started working from the office. Some might claim they can now perform better at work as working from office helps them overcome emotional and mental stress, a common issue widely debated and investigated during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic while others might insist shifting back to work from office could aggravate their emotional and mental stress. Employees’ different experience on this issue can be obviously associated with work burnout. This study explores the factors of work burnout among university academicians. Kristensen, Borritz, Villadsen, and Christensen (2005) categorization of variables that relate to work burnout is used as the conceptual framework of this quantitative study. 100 academicians from different universities in Malaysia responded to the quantitative survey. The survey consists of 4 sections; Section A on demographic profile, Section B on personal related burnout, Section C on work-related burnout and Section D on colleague related burnout. The findings of this study indicate that university academicians are not mainly pressured by colleague related burnout. However, personal related burnout and work-related burnout contribute to moderate level of stress among academicians. The study shed more light on how these categories show relevance to burnout among academicians amidst post-pandemic. Hence, deeper understanding of the findings in this study will be essential for academicians and organizations to keep burnout under control.
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