re is "sheer exhaustion, barely enough energy to do even the simplest tasks."
             When workplace stress is allowed to fester like an infected wound, without proper treatment, it can and sometimes does lead to "burnout."
             Defining the Problem of "Burnout"
             "Burnout is not inevitable, and its treatment or prevention can be as simple as one executive's decision to 'make sure that every day I sat down with a real person and talked about a real problem, instead of pushing paper around..." (Pelletier 65).
             "Burnout" has become a catchall phrase for too much stress on the job – or any dissatisfaction resulting from job tedium or pressure – which leads to an apparent lack of effectiveness or even depression. Those generalizations may offer part of the definition, but there is a more complete and thorough description of burnout to be found – and to that end, this paper offers the views of noted psychologist Beverly Potter.
             To begin with, Potter, considered a "leading autho
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