Defining burnout scientifically

We've been stuck in cycles of burnout for decades. Have Gen Z workers found a way out?

This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Danielle Hewitt, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill.

Empty battery. Photo Illustration by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images.

You can take a version of the burnout test here.

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