Workplace burnout is becoming a "baseline" experience for many employees as a new report found that jobs are negatively impacting workers' mental health.

Monster's latest report, which polled 1,000 employees, found that 46% are reporting burnout. Others are also experiencing the following symptoms of poor mental health:

• Anxiety or panic (39%)
• Trouble sleeping (37%)
• Headaches or physical pain (34%)
• Symptoms of depression (25%)

These negative experiences come as 57% of employees experience stress on a weekly or daily basis, as their job negatively impacts their mental health to different degrees.

"The workplace burnout statistics above, also displayed in the graphic, signal a shift: Stress and burnout are no longer tied to periodic busy periods," the report read.

According to the report, these ongoing conditions are linked to a variety of factors. They include:

• Increased workload or understaffing (39%)
• Poor management (33%)
• Struggle with work-life balance (30%)
• Workplace conflict or drama (28%)
• Stagnant pay (26%)
• Fear of layoffs or job insecurity (21%)

"If a role consistently creates stress due to unclear expectations or a lack of support, it may not be a reflection of your performance – it may be a reflection of the environment," the report read.

Suffering in silence

Despite widespread findings on mental health challenges, the report discovered that many employees aren't able to talk about them openly.

The majority of the respondents (70%) said they feel the pressure to appear okay in the workplace at least occasionally.

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