In the Philippines there have been cases of people who have died of a heart attack as a result of work stress. Exaggerated responsibilities, spending too much time working without being able to sleep, makes the heart of more than it can give and that in the end it ends in a heart attack.
But there is more, in Japan workers have also been working to death. These deaths are usually caused by suicides due to work stress or cardiovascular problems. Job stress and extreme burnout make people sick more often. If you think that you may have job burnout, you will have to assess whether it is worth continuing in that job position or not.
Job burnout is the result of long-term unresolved work stress
Job burnout, also known as burnout, is the result of long-term, unresolved, work-related stress. We all have tough days at work, but burnout refers to when that tough day turns into a tough month. (or a year or even a decade). In the worst case, burnout can lead to death. However, it can also lead to depression, poor diet, chronic fatigue, and a host of other ailments.
In this society where stress is always the protagonist, people should not die to realize that something is wrong in the world of work that we are creating. Where what matters is production and not so much people.
Ongoing and untreated stress is the cause of many serious health problems. Some people are depressed, some have heart problems, and some are chronically tired. The cause of job burnout is not always the same either. As a result, one study tried to categorize burnout into different types. The study had many limitations, but it did a good job of giving us some ways to classify the different types of job burnout. There are three types of job burnout.
Too Many Hours and Too Many Responsibilities - Frantic Burnout
This is the classic form of job burnout caused by too many hours and too many responsibilities. Not all people with this type of burnout are unhappy with their jobs. Some people enjoy working hard. However, this type of burnout is not healthy.
Being constantly bored at work
Boredom is not boring. It is a fascinating, potentially inspiring thing, but also potentially dangerous. Boredom can have many psychological and biological impacts on people, and it can even have great benefits if you know how to take advantage of it. In small doses, boredom is positive because it empowers the mind to think critically and independently. Instead, forced boredom can be stressful and demotivating.
Feeling burned out: feeling useless due to lack of recognition within the company
This type of job burnout is characterized by a feeling of worthlessness and lack of recognition within the company. The idea is that, for people who have worked for a company for many years, the feeling of exhaustion is not related to stress. Nor is this form of burnout related to boredom (as they can sometimes enjoy their work). The study data suggests that being polite, having a stable relationship or living a life outside of work can reduce risk of this kind of exhaustion. However, because this study is limited, it is difficult to find real examples of this type of burnout.
But a person who feels underappreciated in his work may feel very unmotivated and unwilling to progress within the company because he will feel every day as he is not valued and how he does nothing good.
Do you feel identified with any of these types of job burnout? If so, it is likely that you feel that your work does not fulfill you at all or that you may need to turn your life around. If you feel too unmotivated to go to work every morning, then you need to start thinking about whether you should look for another job or not. But first, assess what it is that makes you feel this way in your work so that, find the root of the problem and try to solve it as soon as possible.