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By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com Guide to Career Planning since 1997

Curing Job Burnout

Friday February 22, 2008
Most people, at some point in their careers, experience job burnout. It's that feeling of "I just can't do this anymore" when it comes time to get ready to go to work. You may be plagued by fatigue, be unable to concentrate, or may find yourself getting angry for no reason. Your job is wearing you down and you don't know what to do about it. You have some choices to make and they will vary depending on the severity of your situation. Do you merely need some time off from work or should you quit your job altogether? Read Job Burnout: Causes, Symptoms and Cures.

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February 25, 2008 at 7:28 am
(1) Hitesh Sahni says:

I don’t see any reason that a person experiencing job burnout will find himself getting angry for no reason.There is a reason and the reason is boredum.

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