Situation · Work
“I'm burnt out and dread going to work”
What could be going on
Burnout: Exhaustion, cynicism and feeling ineffective together fit; check whether it lifts on a long break.
Stress response and allostatic load: Fits if months of stress now show in your body: sleep, illness, tension.
Major depression: Check whether low mood and loss of interest spread beyond work into everything.
Moral injury: Fits if the dread comes from being asked to do things you believe are wrong.
Emotional labour: Fits if your job demands constant faking of calm or cheer.
Disengagement and quiet quitting: Fits if you have quietly stopped caring as protection.
Questions to carry
- On the worst mornings, which part of the day ahead do I dread most?
- When did I last feel some pull toward this work, and what has changed since?
Also said as
- I'm so exhausted by my job I can't function
- burnout symptoms at work
- I feel numb and cynical about everything at my job
- Sunday night dread every week
- I'm completely drained by my job
- I hate getting up for work every morning