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How to tell the difference between being burnt out and just being lazy? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) by monovergent@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I work a rather demanding job and I've constantly been feeling tired and underperformant compared to my colleagues for the past few months. I keep evading responsibilities or putting them off until the last minute.

Many people would kill to be where I am. Yet, I show up every day unmotivated.

There were several stressful years leading up to my current job and I'm wondering if I'm burnt out at this point or if I'm just not pulling my weight.

Edit: Thank you all for your support and guidance. I haven't given too many details here, but personal life has been moving along smoothly, chores get done, etc. But I definitely need to reconsider where I'm going with my job.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 16 hours ago

I had one of the most desirable jobs in my field. It was one that everyone thought was very cool when I was asked. I got burnt out. I was sad and depressed every day. When I was done with work, I didn't want to do anything that required energy. I just sat and watched tv or similar. That's burnt out.

I am extremely lazy at my current job. It's a pretty easy job, but I resent being assigned more responsibility (happened the other day). The added responsibility isn't that difficult and only happens one day per week, but I'm still annoyed. After work, I pretty much scroll Lemmy and watch streaming content, but I don't feel used up; I'm just lazy. That's lazy.

The difference is when you can't do more vs you choose to do less. It's subjective. Good luck!