Dr. Maslach outlined some of the factors that research has found leads to burnout: Excessive workloads
Lack of flexibility in schedule
Lack of worker autonomy
Destructive competition among co-workers
Getting shut out of opportunities
Loss of shared common meaning and purpose at work
Workers feeling they are not meaningful change agents
Fear as the primary experience of work Self-sacrifice promoted as the model of work Inefficiencies in the workplace Burnout is simply business as usual