Smarter Digital Transformation

Why Are People Getting Tired of Change in the Workplace?

Imagine starting a new school year. You walk into your first class, and suddenly your teachers are handing you entirely new textbooks, asking you to use a new laptop you’ve never seen before, and they expect you to instantly master five different apps to do your homework. Now imagine this happening every few months. It's a lot, right? Well, something similar is happening in workplaces today, and it’s called change fatigue.

The Problem of Change Fatigue

Modern workplaces are filled with constant change. New tools, new software, new rules—everything is coming at employees at lightning speed. According to a study by Gartner, 73% of HR leaders have noticed that their employees are feeling overwhelmed and exhausted by all these changes. This isn't just about people not liking change; it's about the non-stop pace that makes it really hard for them to keep up.

What is Change Fatigue?

Change fatigue happens when there are just too many changes happening too fast, and people get tired of trying to adjust. It’s not that people are against new tools or new systems. It's just that when there are so many changes, so quickly, it’s hard to keep up. Imagine your school changing schedules every other week or making you switch between different devices constantly—after a while, it’d get exhausting.

In the same way, workers face an overload of changes. It’s like trying to juggle while someone keeps adding more and more balls. Sooner or later, it’s too much to handle.

Why Traditional Digital Transformation Is Making Things Worse

In a lot of companies, digital transformation—which basically means using new tech to make things more efficient—has been managed in a very rigid way. Managers think they can plan change like it’s a simple list: plan, implement, and move on. But the reality is way messier.

These days, different changes overlap and pile on top of each other. Imagine you’re learning how to use a new calculator in math class, but before you even get the hang of it, you suddenly have to use a new computer for all your schoolwork. This is what it’s like for employees. They don’t have enough time to get comfortable with one change before another arrives. That’s when change fatigue sets in—and eventually, burnout.

The Issue with Too Many Tools

Companies often think that more tools mean better work. They keep adding new apps and platforms, thinking it will help everyone do their job better. But instead, it just becomes more confusing.

Imagine if you had different apps for each of your classes—one for math, one for science, one for English, but none of them talked to each other, and each had its own separate login. Every time you switch subjects, you’d have to adjust to a whole different app. That’s exactly what’s happening in workplaces. Employees keep switching between tools that don’t work well together. It doesn’t boost productivity; it actually wastes time.

Instead of feeling productive, employees end up feeling frustrated. They spend more time figuring out how to use the tools than actually getting work done. And this adds to their stress and exhaustion.

A Smarter Way: Low-Code Platforms and Unified Technology

So, what’s the solution? It turns out there’s a smarter way to approach all this change, and that’s by using low-code platforms. A low-code platform lets companies build all-in-one solutions that bring everything under one roof. Instead of learning a bunch of different tools, employees only have to learn one.

Take CloudOffix as an example. With CloudOffix, all the tools employees need are in one place. That means instead of being bombarded with lots of separate apps that don’t really work together, they only have to get comfortable with a single platform. This not only makes it easier to adapt to changes but also cuts down on the overwhelming nature of having to learn so many different things.