Beat Job Burnout – Part 1 of 2
By Shelly Field, Monster.com

To answer that question, it helps to know what job burnout is. On the simplest level, it’s when you feel mentally and physically drained for more than a few days with no hopes of improvement. You feel overwhelmed and wonder why you're doing what you're doing. Nothing makes any sense.

Answer these questions to gauge your level of burnout:
- Do you have difficulty getting up in the morning?
- Are you always tired?
- Do you forget things?
- Do you have unexplained aches and pains?
- Are you irritable at work and at home?
- Do you feel angry at work and at home?
- Do you lose your temper easily?
- Have you lashed out at coworkers, patients or your family?
- Are you overwhelmed most of the time?
- Do you feel like you have less control over things at work and at home?
- Are you stressed most of the time?
- Have you begun to wonder why you’re doing what you're doing career wise?
- When at work, do you look at your watch constantly to see how long you’ve been there and how much longer you have left?
- Are you going through the motions just to get through your shift?
- Have you been experiencing more headaches, stomachaches, rashes, chest pains and illnesses?
- Have you lost interest in things that used to excite you?
- Are you bored?
- Do you feel like you’re in a rut?

If you answered yes to three or more questions, and you’ve felt that way for an extended time, you are probably headed for job burnout -- if you’re not already there. Full article is available at http://wlb.monster.com/articles/jobburnout1/

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