AI was supposed to give employees time back. For many, it's taking more.
Wellhub surveyed more than 5,000 full-time employees across 10 global markets and sorted them by AI fluency into Pioneers, Adopters and Beginners. The findings show a gap between how fast AI is moving and how well employers are supporting the people using it:
- 30% of employees say their company's use of AI has increased their workload rather than reduced it
- 24% of AI Pioneers experience burnout symptoms every day, compared with 16% of AI Beginners
- Only 55% rate their overall wellbeing as good or thriving
- 87% of employees who feel equipped to work with AI feel resilient and able to adapt, compared with 45% of those who don't
- 83% would consider leaving a company that does not focus on employee wellbeing
The report covers what AI is doing to the workforce, how employees are coping across physical, mental, sleep, nutrition and social wellbeing, where employer support falls short, and why wellbeing is the lever for performance in the AI era.
Based on Wellhub's 2027 State of Work-Life Wellness survey of 5,021 full-time employees across 10 markets.
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