15/05/2026
Burnout was 2024's crisis.
2026 has a new one: boreout.
PwC just found that 75% of AI's economic gains go to just 20% of companies.
And inside the other 80%? 23% of employees are now disengaged. Not overwhelmed. Not burned out.
Underutilized. Underchallenged. Quietly checking out.
As AI takes over tasks, some people grow. Others become invisible.
The problem: boreout looks exactly like engagement from the outside.
They show up. Hit their numbers. Attend the meetings.
But their voice has already left the building.
Declining vocal energy. Flattened enthusiasm. Disconnection patterns that surveys never catch.
The difference between someone who's thriving and someone coasting toward the exit?
You can hear it, if you know how to listen.
23,681 wellbeing assessments in 2025. Many of them weren't burnout.
They were the quiet ones. Performing, but already gone.
Is your team engaged or just present?