These are the signs that you're suffering from burnout at work

Jun 14, 2019

A trader reacts at his desk at the Frankfurt stock exchange August 19, 2011. European shares extended the previous session's sharp sell-off on Friday on deepening worries over slowing global economic growth and the region's banks facing short-term funding stress because of the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis. At 0749 GMT, Germany's blue chip DAX index was down 4.1 percent at 5,3772.30, hitting its lowest level since late November 2009. REUTERS/Alex Domanski (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) - BM2E78J0YDX01

In today’s digital age, we’re losing the ability to switch off from our work Image: REUTERS/Alex Domanski

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