You walk into work in the morning, and the first thing you do is not read up on the latest overnight news from asian stock markets, but you hold your head in your hands and you come to the realization that every single day has been worse than the day before. It’s not that you’re having a bad day, or a bad week even, you genuinely don’t want to take on any more of this work. Could this mean that you are burnt out?
Credit to Peter Gibbons for the office space reference above. This is how many people feel everyday and it is a sure sign that you should take some time away from work. Burnout is a mental state, and becomes a self fullfilling prophecy. If you consistently think you are overwhelmed with work and your energy is depleted, you will consistently feel that way and your performance will reflect that, which in turn will reinforce your thoughts about being being burnt out.
Here are few questions to ask yourself to find out if you’re burned out:
- Are you bored at work?
- Are you often irrirtable?
- Do you feel under appreciated?
- Do you have headaches or migraines often?
If you answered yes to any of the above, either you are a middle aged woman or you’re burned out.
I’m not trying to knock people who say they are burned out, I just don’t think it’s as a big of a deal as most people make it seem. If you answered yes to any of the above, then maybe consider looking for a new job or take some time off. If you don't like you're current situation, there is always something you can do. Nothing is as a big of a deal as it seems, so stop crying
"If you answered yes to any of the above, either you are a middle aged woman or you’re burned out."
hilarious. +1
Good advice, people take things too seriously sometimes.
I am a freshman in college and I have prob worked too hard for the first 2 months, now for the past 3 weeks I feel really burnt out as in starting to procrastinate and not as effecient with my work as I used to do it.
I have been taking more time off to hang out and doing sports but everytime I come back, I feel the same. Has anyone experienced this? I really need to get my shit together for the finals and if anyone has been through this in college, please shed some light.
This. After 5 months (ok, 3; training was more of a party than anything) of being in the real world, I laugh when I look back to the times when I got stressed out in college over a test or something. No matter how much bullshit "stress" you thought you were under in college, you always had the option of saying fuck it, turning off the alarm, and simply taking the day (or week) off from school. Those days are long gone...
Freshmen in college don't get burnt out, they get ignorant. Getting burnt out is when you do a work for over 2 years, every week 100 hours, and suddenly you just don't give a crap about your job. That's getting burned out.
When you get your 2.0 GPA after your first semester, and you imagine all of the doors of opportunity that immediately shut on you in your sophomore summer internships, which will snowball into you not getting a summer analyst program in your junior year, you'll get your shit together.
But back to the main topic: I feel like getting burned out is also part of the fact that you become jealous and resentful of the time you can be spending elsewhere, having kids, going rock climbing, joining a Metallica cover band, and etc.
It's true that negativity becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy and you have to just leave that all outside when you step in the door. It helps if you're surrounded by others who do the same.
Lol while I do realize freshman is nothing compared to ibd and it is wrong to mention being "burnt out" to ppl in finance, I don't understand all the shit thrown at me since all I am asking is for advice to deal with burning out from ppl that have more experience with it. Thanks for the advice though APAE
Alright thanks guys, I do realize now that I did sound like a pussy with my post and pretty much deserved all the money shit thrown at me since ibankers have to endure so much more. I'll think twice before I post anything next time
I've found that being "burned out" is the result of working too hard instead of working smart.
Working hard= spending the most amount of time working/studying as possible, at the expense of everything else: sex, family relations, hobbies, general happiness and sanity- (honestly if you're lacking these even getting out of bed will be a chore).
Working smart= working as hard as you can while preserving all of the aforementioned "necessities"
A teacher of mine once told me to "treat your life as work". In other words, you really need to hold yourself accountable and responsible for having a good group of friends, getting laid on a regular basis, health relationships with your family, and general interests beyond just "getting ahead". Making good money and getting good grades can only provide so much.
Burning out is bad, especially once you realize how easy women have it. Hear me out. They just fuck and fuck, and then BOOM they expect you to treat them like royalty. While we men are slaving out 20s away, women fuck their 20s away. They have fun. Fuck, women have fun. I want to have fun. It's such a dilemma, because any minute someone can take your place. Argh... Shit might make me teach English in Asia real fast.
Haha, well, I don't think the situation is THAT rosy for women. A lot of girls feel the "ticking clock" syndrome- the pressure to marry while aging. If they haven't done so by age 30, life just becomes a lot harder. Period. You guys are complaining about whether you want to do an analyst stint for the next 2 years... a lot of girls I know are contemplating who to MARRY for the rest of their life (supposedly). Perspective, keep some.
Just find something you see yourself doing, master it, and find solace in the fact that you'll be "better looking" in 10 years time if you make the right moves now.
And re: English teaching, only do it for 6 months max. Trust me.
Two answers for this if you are a guy...either man up or find a new job.
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