According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, more than half of American workers said they work under a great deal of stress, and 77 percent said they feel burned out on the job.  How about you?  Are you burnt out?  Take this short survey to determine if you are burnt out or approaching burnout.  Respond to the following statements using the scale below:

1 = Disagree

2 = Tend to Disagree

3 = Tend to Agree

4 = Agree

1.  I tire more easily; I feel more fatigued than energetic.
2. People tell me that I don’t look so good lately.
3. I am working harder and harder and accomplishing less and less.
4. I am increasingly cynical and disenchanted.
5. I am often invaded by a sadness I can’t explain.
6. Lately I forget appointments, deadlines, or where I put personal possessions.
7. I am increasingly irritable and short-tempered.
8. I see close friends and family less frequently.
9. I am too busy to do routine things like make phone calls, read the newspaper or my mail.
10. I suffer from physical complaints (aches, pains, headaches, lingering cold).
11. Joy is elusive to me.
12. I am unable to laugh at a joke about myself.

 Total your score to determine how well you’re dealing with stress.

0 – 21              Fine; you’re dealing with stress well

22 – 28            Watch Out

29 – 35            Candidate for Burn Out

36+                  Burnt Out

© 2005 by Kathleen Barton, Your Life Balance Coach