Prevention vs. Inaction — Burnout Cost Calculator | The Self Expansion
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Prevention vs. inaction

What unaddressed disengagement and burnout already cost you each year — and what a prevention program could save. Move any assumption on the left.

Return per €1 spent

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NPV — savings from prevention

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NPV — Cost with Prevention
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NPV — Cost of Status quo
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Annual cost comparison

Total yearly cost of each path, at current headcount and assumptions.

Annual cost & cumulative present value over time

Bars — undiscounted annual cost each year. Lines — cumulative present value as it accrues.

Prevention — annual cost Status quo — annual cost Prevention — cumulative PV Status quo — cumulative PV

How the assumptions become these numbers

Plain-language walkthrough of the model — updates as you move the sliders. Sourced figures are marked; program figures are your own assumptions.

Reference: annual cost of disengagement/burnout per employee

Martinez et al. 2025 (USD) re-derived for Luxembourg using real finance-sector salaries by experience level (Robert Half) and a tier-specific cost-to-salary ratio — see sidebar note.