Burnout and Company Loyalty Join When Loyalty Means Denying Your Own Well-Being

While all postures and attitudes may be more or less subtle depending on the company, this one may be the most subtle of all.

The company may have in place those things which make for balancing work and family life but in actual fact there's a lot of guilt associated with leaving work on time or leaving to attend to other personal matters.

While a pretty good line may be given about avoiding worker burnout, overtime is frequently expected and obviously the best people are willing to put in the extra hours. If you want to be counted in that number then your behavior should show it.

Because guilt is so subtle, and because some of it can have its origin in our own minds, it can be very binding. It can be all tied up with performance reviews, pay increases and promotions and because of those cause considerable work related stress.

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