Situation · Yourself
“I'm exhausted and don't care about my job anymore”
What could be going on
Burnout: Exhaustion, cynicism and reduced effectiveness fit; check whether time off restores you.
Disengagement and quiet quitting: Doing what's required and no more fits; check whether it's a response to unfairness.
Major depression: If low mood spreads beyond work into all of life, check for depression.
Moral injury: Fits if the work violates your values; check whether you're asked to do things you find wrong.
Emotional labour: Constant feeling-management for the job drains people; check how much you perform calm.
Does the minimum: Check whether doing the minimum is new or long-standing.
Questions to carry
- When did I last care about this work, and what changed around then?
- Beyond work, where else has the caring drained out, and who knows how tired I am?
Also said as
- I'm burned out
- I dread Monday and feel nothing at work
- my partner is totally fried from work
- I used to love my job and now I'm checked out
- I just do the minimum now
- burnout at work