Many U.S. employees are fretting over AI-driven technology shifts, political turmoil and the state of the economy, according to a new report from Glassdoor.

Those crosscurrents have left workers feeling generally exhausted, according to the job search firm, which on Wednesday named "fatigue" as its 2025 word of the year based on how often Glassdoor users mentioned it in the company's online forum. Glassdoor said use of the word in its online community jumped 41% in 2025, compared with the previous year.

"When we asked professionals in the spring, 'Do you feel like events in the news are draining your energy at work?', 78% said yes. Turns out, that exhaustion never really went away," Glassdoor said.

Economic worries were also front and center, with many Glassdoor users expressing frus

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