Telework, which has increased with the lockdown related to the Covid-19
crisis, has resulted in an improvement in the quality of life of employees and
an increase in their productivity, but also in burnout cases. This article uses
psychological game to study the risk of burnout from the feelings of guilt
associated with the improvement of telework conditions, and disappointment and
reciprocity associated with the psychological contract and the effort-reward
model of Siegrist. It shows that for active women the risk of burnout is
increased by a similar psychological contract existing in the family setting.
Using an information design approach, it considers the employer intervention to
limit the risk of burnout of his employees.
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