Career Burnout | Dissatisfaction | Job Stress

Job burnout can result from various factors including the lack of control, unclear job expectations, dysfunctional workplace dynamics, value conflicts, poor job fit, and extremes related to activity levels.  The following questions may help you understand whether job burnout is affecting you:

Have you become cynical or critical at work?
Do you drag yourself to work and have trouble getting started once you arrive?
Have you become irritable or impatient with co-workers, customers or clients?
Do you lack the energy to be consistently productive?
Do you lack satisfaction from your achievements?
Do you feel disillusioned about your job?
Are you using food, drugs or alcohol to feel better or to simply not feel?
Have your sleep habits or appetite changed?
Are you troubled by unexplained headaches, backaches or other physical complaints?

The symptoms of job stress often begin gradually until often one day those symptoms can become overwhelming.  Others experience unexpected changes in career which can result in emotional and physical stress which can impact personal health and relationships.  Career counseling offers the individual an opportunity to find respite from feelings that can overwhelm as well as aid in evaluating healthy next steps to finding career satisfaction.  Proven personality and career assessments can be useful in building a strength and courage to find meaningful work.  Additionally, working through the impact of change and job stress in your closest relationships  can offer emotional support during a difficult time.

The staff at Renew Counseling Center can help an individual address and work through these issues and assist in helping you make decisions about your career and move to a place of healthy living again. Call (623) 633-4032 for a professional consultation.