Are you Feeling Burnout?
What is Burnout?
Burnout is a psychological and physical reaction caused by long/chronic job or personal stress. It leads to feelings of exhaustion, lack of interest and reduced performance.
- Pressure - Feeling pressured and/or subject to unrealistic expectations
- Communication - Lack of communication from supervisor or coworkers
- Clarity - Lack of clarity about responsibilities, requirements or expectations
- Workload - Amount of work that feels overwhelming and unmanageable
- Treatment - Feeling of being treated unfairly by supervisor or coworkers
- ... result in...
- Lack of Interest - decreased interest in work and work-related activities
- Stress - significantly increased stress related to work
- Frustration - feeling frustrated with work, working conditions and colleagues
- Symptoms - physical symptoms including heart palpitations, headaches, stomach aches or intestinal issues
- Exhaustion - lacking energy, feeling tired and drained
- Performance - reduced performance
“the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one's devotion to a cause or relationship fails to produce the desired results.”
Herbert Freudenberger
Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement