Job burnout is a steady, increasing dissatisfaction with your job. It can range from mild boredom to a lack of interest in one's work to severe depression and physical illness. One business expert claims that 90 percent of Americans hate their jobs. The figure is probably lower among professionals, but a great many people I've met have admitted that they're less than thrilled with their daily routine. Everyone has their ups and downs, and just because you have a rotten day now and then doesn't mean you should rush to see a career counselor or resign in a huff.
People suffering from job burnout, however, are unhappy almost all the time.
But job burnout victims often share common feelings and frames of mind. The following checklist will help you determine if you're a victim of job burnout. Every now and then we have a day when we feel we'd rather be strolling in the park than stuck in the office. That's only natural. But people experiencing job burnout are bored almost all the time.