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Experts Say Your Work Burnout Could Actually Be Moral Injury

Work burnout is often used to explain why work becomes too much sometimes. This locates the problem in the individual rather than in their environment. But Experts say your work ‘burnout’ could actually be ‘moral injury’. As per them, ‘moral injury’ can occur when our sense of right and wrong is violated, or we have to abandon parts of our humanity to do our job. Here’s more about work burnout.

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