Burnout. It’s that dreaded combination of exhaustion, overwhelm, and detachment that creeps in when you’re trying to do everything for everyone. And if you’re like me—a high-achieving, people-pleasing ...

Burnout is a state of exhaustion characterized by physical, mental, and behavioral symptoms. It’s caused by sustained stress and fatigue and is often a result of placing too many demands upon yourself ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Montañez covers burnout and career advancement topics. Burnout has become part of our daily vocabulary. According to recent ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

This story is part of our mental health series. Find out more here. If you wake up every morning feeling exhausted, can't focus at work, or get antsy every time you hear the ping of your Slack ...

Parenting has never been easy, but it seems that raising kids today is an even bigger challenge than before. Parents spend more time working and more time taking care of their children than they did ...

I wrote more than my share of group papers in my university courses because many of my teammates never showed up to meetings, and when they did, their work was usually poor. I didn’t want to take over ...

Sales is a high-pressure game—long hours, constant rejection, and relentless quotas can wear down even the best reps. But burnout isn’t just a personal struggle; it’s a business problem. When your ...

Not all of us can shine bright like diamonds 24/7, even Rihanna: in 2011, the singer was hospitalized due to the amount of work she had to deal with. "One morning, I woke up and started crying so hard ...

Researchers with lived experience of the chronic workplace stress that typifies burnout describe how they sought help and turned their working lives around. Kelly Korreck tells Adam Levy how a ...