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Economic Report:

Americans are burning out, or at least they feel like they are burning out. A new study from Harris Interactive has found that 78 percent of American workers say they feel burned out. Forty-five percent attribute it to a heavy workload; while 23 percent are unhappy with the balance between work and their social lives. However, many workers confuse stress with burn out. Some signs of actual burn out include detachment, isolation, apathy, and hopelessness.