Is Your Career Burnt Out? Reach for a Change!

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What appears to be your perfect job can sometimes turn out to be the perfect nightmare. Sure, it looks great on paper, but once you're living in that job every day, you quickly learn whether it was the right move or not.

Often the signs that you are in the wrong place are very easy to spot. Perhaps your boss's demands are unsettlingly similar to Miranda Priestly's in The Devil Wears Prada, or your last performance review was conducted with all the tact of The Office's Michael Scott. Maybe you identify closely with Jennifer Aniston's trouble over her lack of flair in cult favorite Office Space. But more often, the signs are much more subtle.

6 Signs of Career Burnout

No matter how passionate you are about your degree, you might not be so passionate about where you work. If you deal with these signs of career burnout, you may want to rethink your position:

• You are no longer positive. Your most common emotion at work is pessimism. You develop many signs of depression.
• You don't sleep well, and you feel tired or run down all the time.
• You have other physical symptoms, such as frequent headaches, shortness of breath, upset stomach, weight gain, or weight loss.
• You anger easily, especially when it concerns your job. You often feel put upon or taken for granted by your coworkers.
• You feel helpless and suspicious, and sometimes wonder if you're paranoid.
• It's not just a case of the Mondays: your workplace is the last place on earth you want to be any day of the week.

Taking Steps to a New Job

If you are suffering from burnout, it's time to search for a new job. Take a hard look at your degree and explore what it could lead to in other fields. If you don't have much wiggle room, going back to college to enhance your degree might be your best bet.

Online learning can make it easier to fit college courses into your busy schedule, and career development services can help you choose the proper direction.

A serious case of work burnout can take a toll on all aspects of your life. Don't fall victim to a poisoned atmosphere! Take a cue from The Devil Wears Prada and make a tough but promising decision, like heroine Andy Sachs eventually does: Refocus your career goals, find your new path, and reignite your passion! ( jobs employment )

About the Author
Shannon Dauphin is a freelance writer and novelist based near Nashville, Tennessee.