The word "burnout" is a less-precise and not-all-that-useful way of describing existing, known psychological conditions, such as depression and trauma. In othe

The word "burnout" is a less-precise and not-all-that-useful way of describing existing, known psychological conditions, such as depression and trauma. In other words I don't really think burnout is a thing, and I think it does a disservice by inadvertently encouraging, via its analogy, the common misconception that it's just a matter of working too much. You are not just working too much or too hard, you are being traumatized by dehumanizing and stressful conditions that fall into known-harmful patterns - shitty, inhuman practices that create low-level, long-term trauma.