Management Issues asks the question: Does your desire for change itch, or burn?

Burns go much deeper. They are itches that don't go away. They've been around for a long time (a year or more) and they have wrenched your value system to the point that:

1. You can no longer compartmentalize work vs. life.

   1. You find it almost impossible (maybe even terrifying) to drag yourself out of bed on Monday mornings.
   2. You go through the motions at work – your feelings are completely disconnected from your work activities.
   3. Your energy hits the skids; you get sick a lot or have difficulty shaking a common cold.
   4. You may feel hopeless or a little (or a lot) depressed.

I don't know that burns 'wrench' your value system -- I think it's an incongruency between your values and your firm's values that develop burns in the first place.

Tags: career, passion