Check in with yourself.
Choose the response that feels closest to your current experience. There are no perfect answers.
Energy
These questions look at exhaustion and how much work is affecting your energy.
How often do you feel mentally exhausted after work?
How often do you wake up already tired thinking about work?
How often does rest feel like it is not really restoring you?
Emotional Detachment
These questions look at numbness, dread, and feeling disconnected from work.
How often do you feel emotionally disconnected or checked out at work?
How often do small work problems feel heavier than they used to?
How often do you feel dread before starting the workday or workweek?
Work / Life Impact
These questions look at whether work stress is following you outside of work.
How often does work affect your sleep, focus, or ability to be present?
How often does work stress spill into your relationships or personal life?
How often do you feel like you do not have enough space to recover?
Your result will appear here.
Answer the questions, then select “See My Reflection.”
Important note before you use this result
This assessment is not a medical or mental health diagnosis. The World Health Organization classifies burnout as an occupational phenomenon rather than a medical condition. It does not tell you whether to quit your job. It is designed to help you reflect on work stress patterns and consider practical next steps.
If you feel unsafe, in crisis, or unable to function, consider contacting a qualified professional, trusted support person, local crisis line, emergency services, or your healthcare provider.
Burnout is not just “being tired.”
Burnout is commonly described as a pattern of chronic stress that has outpaced your ability to recover. In workplace research, the most recognized themes are emotional exhaustion, mental distance or cynicism toward work, and reduced professional effectiveness.
Exhaustion
Feeling mentally, emotionally, or physically drained even after rest or time away.
Mental Distance
Feeling detached, numb, cynical, emotionally checked out, or disconnected from work.
Reduced Functioning
Struggling with concentration, motivation, effectiveness, emotional regulation, or daily recovery.
What workplace burnout can feel like
Burnout is often described through patterns like emotional exhaustion, feeling detached or cynical about work, and struggling to feel effective or recovered. This page uses those broad workplace stress patterns for reflection only.
Exhaustion
Feeling drained, tired before the day begins, or unable to fully recover after rest.
Detachment
Feeling numb, disconnected, less patient, or emotionally distant from work.
Life spillover
Work stress affecting sleep, relationships, focus, or your ability to feel present.
Your next step does not have to be dramatic.
Sometimes the first step is not quitting. It may be naming the pattern, using PTO, asking for support, reducing overload, checking your finances, or slowly building a transition plan.
Use recovery time if possible
If you have PTO or sick time, consider whether rest or a reset day is available to you.
Check support systems
Look into EAP benefits, healthcare support, trusted people, or professional care if needed.
Plan before you jump
If leaving feels necessary, pair this reflection with the Can I Afford to Quit tool before making a financial decision.
Burnout assessment FAQ
Does this tell me if I have burnout?
No. This tool is not diagnostic. It reflects work-stress patterns based on your responses.
Should I quit if my score is high?
Not automatically. A high score suggests your work strain may need attention, support, and planning. Major decisions should include financial, health, housing, and support considerations.
Why is this separate from the financial quit tool?
Emotional urgency and financial preparedness are different. Fei Search separates them so you can understand both without confusing one for the other.
What should I do if I feel overwhelmed?
Consider talking with a healthcare provider, therapist, trusted person, EAP program, or crisis resource if you feel unsafe or unable to cope.
Disclaimer
This assessment is for educational and reflective purposes only. It is not a medical, psychological, or mental health diagnosis and should not replace professional care, counseling, therapy, crisis support, or medical advice. Your result is based only on the responses you enter and may not reflect your full situation.