Framework
The 3 Burnout Check types
The three facets the research actually measures: exhaustion, distance from the work, and a collapse in your sense of being any good at it. The types are stages rather than personalities, and the order matters — exhaustion arrives first, the rest follow.
Take the Burnout Check test18 questions · 3 min · free
How the result is decided
Every answer feeds one overall score, and that score falls into one of 3 bands. The bands are levels of the same thing, not different kinds of person.
ExhaustionDistanceEffectiveness
All 3 types
The Emberabout 40% of peopleYou're warm and steady, but you still need tending before you mistake heat for endlessness.
The Frayabout 35% of peopleYou're holding the shape of things, but the seams are starting to show under the strain.
The Hollowabout 25% of peopleYou're running on echo now, and pretending otherwise only empties you further.Is this you?
The Burnout Check test is 18 questions and takes about 3 minutes. Your result carries your own numbers, not just the name.
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