3 Warning Signs of Work-From-Home Burnout
If you’ve felt exhausted, ineffective, or more negative about your job, you may be burned out.
The Japanese have a word for “death by overwork” — karoshi. There’s no direct English translation, though, because: is there such a thing as working too much in the West? As it turns out, the answer is a resounding “yes,” and it’s more common among remote workers than you think.
Rather than a medical condition, the World Health Organization (WHO) describes burnout as an “occupational phenomenon” or “syndrome” stemming from chronic, unaddressed work stress.
If you’ve felt exhausted, ineffective, or more negative and stressed about your job since you started working remotely, you may be burned out. But you’re not alone.
Work-from-home burnout is quickly becoming the next societal health crisis. A July Monster.com survey found that 69% of respondents have experienced burnout since the pandemic started, up from 52% in May.
Meanwhile, NordVPN found that workers across the U.S., Canada, and Europe have added two to three extra hours to their workdays. In other words, people are replacing their commutes with more time at their desks.
