Burnout Dedication and hard work are good traits to possess if used in the right manner. Too often we try to give 110% when, in reality all we have is 100%. Regardless of the motivation behind overwork it may become a problem when not handled correctly. The purpose of this essay is to examine burnout and how it can negatively affect the workplace. Also this essay will provide ideas on how to recognize and treat this behavior problem in order to reach balance and a moderate and productive posture towards work and the workplace.

Burnout is a subjective term that designates a person has overworked themselves and is not as productive as expected or assumed. Pagliarini (2012) wrote that there are five sure signs that present a burnout situation. He suggested that hopelessness, exhaustion, lack of focus, irritability and physical illness are all indicators that one may be burned out on their job. He wrote that "The need to always be "on" and to work more and more hours can lead to over-training and burnout. While you'll still see results -- it's hard not to when you're working 12 hours a day -- what you do accomplish will take ever increasing amounts of energy and focus to continue to achieve."

There are several types of burnout that can occur. Each type of burnout signifies a different cause to the problem and in turn will require a different modification technique to resolve the issue. Individual burnout occurs at a the personal level and is...

Individual burnout happens for plenty of different reasons but they all signify that the person is unable to achieve a balance in their personal and worklife.
Cultural burnout occurs when cultural influences begin to weaken and effect the overall efficiency of an organization's productivity. Cults produce cultural and the workplace may very well become somewhat of a cult in some situations. Any organization that adopts a culture of working too hard, should expect those not aligned with this approach to become burned out and lose motivation to continue being an effective contributor to the group.

Jayson (2012) recently wrote that "a study on job satisfaction out this summer from the Conference Board, a non-profit think tank in New York that focuses on management and the marketplace, found "the majority of Americans continue to be unhappy at work. A significant portion of the American workforce is burned out, and my concern is, that's rising. " Micromanagement and the nanny state is driving independent workers to bad habits and frustrating their impulse to contribute. Supervisors must be aware that they can burn their employees out just with their personality. Supervisory burnout threatens the discipline and organization of any firm and when workers experience this type of fatigue, it usually ends up in dispute and argument.

If a worker is burned out on their organization,…