Comments on: Burnout and Enthusiasm

By: raafat mohammed

raafat mohammed — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:36:00 +0000

i am a student in master mba in al azhar un. in gaza-palestine.i need your help to make a study in burn out related to organizational factors in al azhar university.
thank you

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 01 May 2007 05:57:04 +0000

Here here..

I’ve changed lanes a number of times too. Often when I’ve done this my enthusiasm to returns.

Life is too short to be stuck in a rut.

Burnout could quite possibly be something else though, like stress, depression or anxiety.

Or maybe “burnout” is just new way of saying them.

By: Vidar Halvorsen

Vidar Halvorsen — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:30:12 +0000

I agree.
Having suffered from urnout more than once, and changing lanes more than once – due to myself being perhaps to loyal and too work willing – i know the stages of burnout.
I dont quite remember the scholar who produced this theory, but there is a 3-stage model for it.
it starts with overload of work, which induces stress, and ends in overload and burnout.
Within this model and its phases is as John points out stress, anxiety and anger. Stress is the 2nd stage, and leads to anxiety. Inbetween comes different levels of anger;
- anger towards yourself for not coping with your engagements,
- Anger towards anyone who in any way impose on you and as such hinder you from completing your assignments
- anger towards work\workplace\bosses
- irrational general anger and depression…

… when burout occurs there are really just few solutions.
1. if you have an understanding boss – delegate and lessen your burdens, find ways to recreate enthusiasm and work-hapiness..
2. Find something else to do with your life…

-vidar-

By: John Nunemaker

John Nunemaker — Fri, 05 May 2006 18:31:15 +0000

Finding the correct stages of burnout is your homework and I’m not interested in doing it for you. However, I believe that burnout occurs when, as I quoted in the article, “effort and outcome arenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t linked in any rational and understandable way.” Enthusiasm does not cause burnout.

By: Nicole Elliott

Nicole Elliott — Fri, 05 May 2006 18:03:48 +0000

I am sitting for my CASAC exam. And one of my study questions are. Burn Out begins with what?
A) stress
B) anxiety
C) enthusiasm
D) anger

I chose (C) my classmates did not agree, including the professor. My answer was correct. My homework was to look up the stages of Burrn Out. Could you send me the correct response for the stages of Burn Out? Thank you

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:32:51 +0000

I wish my employer would read this…. Well said.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:07:27 +0000

I have been struggling to describe how I’ve been feeling at work over recent months but I think you’ve just hit the proverbial nail on the head for me. I’m suffering from burnout.

I’m usually full of enthusiasm about work, mainly because I feel passionately about what I do, but recently that enthusiasm has completely disappeared and has been replaced with a feeling of disinterest which, whilst refreshing, is a horrible way to approach a day at work.

It makes me wonder if what I’m feeling now is what all un-enthusiastic people feel and, if so, how on earth do they put up with it?!