Do you feel like your job isn’t all that hard, but you’re still burnt out? You might actually have this instead . . .
The term “BOREOUT” is trending after “Forbes” did a story. It has a lot of the same symptoms as burnout, but it’s different. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by work, you’re underwhelmed and BORED by it.
It doesn’t mean you’re lazy or don’t do much. Boreout can happen because you’re in the same role too long . . . don’t see opportunities for growth . . . or don’t interact with coworkers very much.
If you’d never heard of boreout, you’re not alone. But it’s not a new term. Mental health experts have been using it for a while. The authors of a book called “Diagnose Boreout” coined it in 2007.
It’s more common than it used to be, because we’re more mentally “checked out” at work now. And it’s part of a larger issue called the “Great Detachment.”
We feel less connected to our jobs and don’t find as much purpose in them as we used to.
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