Burnout Is an Official Syndrome, Says World Health Organization

You’re staring at your computer screen for hours and hours. You feel like you can’t type anymore. Or your mind feels numb from ringing up dozens of people at the cash register. No matter what kind of work you do, it’s the same feeling: Your brain is fried. Most everyone has experienced burnout at work, and now the condition is recognized as an official syndrome by the World Health Organization.