A very simple test for workplace burnout: do you feel that 1) customers 2) colleagues are {malicious, idiots, ignorant, lazy, etc.}? One of the simple models f

A very simple test for workplace burnout: do you feel that 1) customers 2) colleagues are {malicious, idiots, ignorant, lazy, etc.}? One of the simple models for burnout says that the 5 phases of burnout are: 1) honeymoon phase (just after joining, everything is rosy) 2) realistic phase (there are good and bad things) 3) we as a team are sensible but all these others are {ignorant, lazy, etc.} 4) I'm doing my best but most people are around me are { ... } 5) apathy (I don't care anymore) Most people leave at phase 4, and the rule is that you can't really move backwards in this process without changing roles. (Possibly inside the same company, but you must change something in the environment.)