Where are you on the Burn Out Candle?

burnout2Burn Out Scale:

Stage 1

  • Overwork
  • Strong commitment
  • “I tend to overload myself”
  • “I always try to please others”

Stage 2

  • “I feel tired”
  • “I can’t bear not to maintain standards”
  • “I must finish this, however long it takes!
  • Beginning to get snappy and irritable with colleagues

Stage 3

  • “I’m no longer in control of my work”
  • “I feel exhausted”
  • “I should be enjoying it more”
  • “It is all too much”
  • “I can’t cope.”

Stage 4

  • “I just can’t go in today”
  • “I can’t bear work”
  • “I don’t care anymore”
  • “I can’t stand it any more”