If you don't like job burnout, then: 1) Take on as little debt as you can. This means you'll have more control over what job situations you will be forced to t

If you don't like job burnout, then: 1) Take on as little debt as you can. This means you'll have more control over what job situations you will be forced to tolerate. Don't fall into the trap of 'rewarding' yourself for your hard work with expensive vacations, cars toys, whatever. Debt is slavery. 2) Leave your work phone in a drawer at work on Friday night, or turn it off. If they bug you about it, tell everyone you went on a camping trip, or went on a multi-pitch rockclimbing expedition or whatever. Keep your work stuff off your personal phone too. If you have the kind of job where you are truly expected to be available all the time, start looking for another one. It's not worth your life. And if you're wondering why the boss doesn't seem to burnout even though he's always there and works weekends, it's be cause he has control over his work hours. If you don't, then look for a way to either change that or get out. These kind of work conditions can seem innocent enough, but if you keep that up for six months or a year and you are likely to burnout.