job burnout
Workplace emotional depletion
Job burnout is a state of chronic physical and emotional exhaustion caused by prolonged workplace stress.
It typically involves feeling depleted, cynical about one's work, and ineffective at the job.
Unlike ordinary tiredness, burnout doesn't resolve with rest—it requires addressing underlying causes like excessive workload, lack of control, or mismatched values: After three years of sixty-hour weeks, she finally acknowledged her job burnout and quit.
- overworkToil to exhaustion
- presenteeismWorking while too sick
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- running on emptyOperating without remaining resources
- apathyAbsence of feeling
anxiety · depression · languishing · quiet quitting · mindfulness · stress · depersonalization · occupational stress · work life balance · detachment · hopelessness · Sunday scaries · absenteeism · insomnia · emotional exhaustion · compassion fatigue · micromanagement · slump
- workplace stresswork stress, occupational stress, career anxiety, workplace bullying, workplace harassment
- burnoutburned out, burnt out, burn out, burning out, emotional exhaustion
- career wellnesswork-life balance, stress management, career coaching, professional growth, workplace culture
- desk injuriescarpal tunnel, carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive strain injury, RSI, tech neck
job burnoutflow state
Optimal engagement condition
job satisfaction · workplace wellness · career satisfaction · occupational health
job burnoutwork-life balance
Managing career and home
career longevity · setting boundaries · recharged · refreshed · well-rested
job burnoutmeaningful work
Labor with significance
calling · vocation · dream job · flow state