• High Stress Environment
• High responsibility job/career
• Never ending demands
• Excessive workload and job demands.
• Long working hours or overtime.
• Lack of job control or autonomy.
• Insufficient resources and support.
• High job insecurity.
• Unclear or constantly changing job expectations.
• Inadequate compensation or recognition.
• Workplace conflicts and difficult relationships.
• Lack of work-life balance.
• High-pressure deadlines.
• Constantly dealing with difficult or emotional situations.
• Gender and Sexual Harassment in the workplace
• The Glass Cliff phenomenon where Women and BIPOC are hired onto leadership positions during a crisis with no support. Company gets points for hiring a woman, and a scapegoat when the project doesn't meet high expectations. 
• Competing responsibilities at work and home.
• For BIPOC, unique contributors to burnout are macro and microaggressions that reinforce racism, stereotypes, and oppression.
• Women and BIPOC have reported working 3x as hard than other peers to prove their worth and value. 
• Lack of opportunities for skill development or growth.
• Feeling undervalued or unappreciated.
• Unrealistic performance expectations.
• Frequent travel or time away from home.
• High levels of responsibility and decision-making.
• Lack of social support from colleagues.
• Exposure to traumatic events or situations (e.g., Helping professionals such as healthcare workers, teachers, activists, therapists, social workers, first responders).
• Organizational changes, mergers, or restructuring.
• Personal factors, such as perfectionism, strong sense of responsibility or a strong need to achieve.

This is not an exhaustive list.  In your workbook, please add the ones that contribute to your burnout. 

Have extras to add to the list? Feel free to email me at [email protected] and I'll add them to the list.

To assess your Professional Quality of Life, you can take this questionnaire: 

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