Burnout Test: Am I Burnt Out?

Feeling drained after a hard week is normal. Feeling just as drained after a quiet weekend is a different story, and this burnout test is built to tell the two apart. Unlike a short emotional exhaustion test, it also shows where the tiredness comes from: rest that no longer works, a job that has lost its point or people who use up the last of your patience.

What the test measures

The headline result of this burnout quiz is your burnout level from 0 to 100, labelled low, moderate or high. It adds up three sources that wear people down in different ways. Exhaustion covers energy that no longer comes back: tired mornings, weekends that change nothing, emotional emptiness, a short temper, a foggy memory and colds that keep returning. Work burnout looks at what your main occupation does to you, from going through the motions to Sunday evenings spent dreading Monday. Studies, a business of your own or running a home count here too. People fatigue covers patience, calls you let ring out, cancelled plans and friendliness you have to force. A typical job burnout quiz stops at the office, yet for many people the heaviest load sits at home or in constant contact with others.

How it works and what you get

There are 27 short statements about the last month, and most people finish in about six minutes. As in any burnout symptoms test, you pick how often each one happened, from Never to Very often. A third of the statements describe good days, such as a weekend that recharges you, which keeps the score honest when you answer fast. Your result includes:

• your burnout level from 0 to 100 and what it means;
• the source that burns you out most and the one that holds up best;
• the signs that drive your score, from sleep to patience;
• a comparison with other people who took the test.

Many people who search for an am I burnt out quiz expect a yes or a no. The more useful answer is the mix. Rest that has stopped working calls for different changes than a job that has lost its meaning, and the breakdown by source shows which comes first.