It's been a while since you've felt the exhilaration that comes with starting a new job. And you're wondering: "Has that professional spark been extinguished or is it flickering¹ faintly, waiting to be reignited?" Take this quiz to help you identify if what you're feeling is a temporary heat wave or the telltale signs of total burnout.

开始新工作的愉悦和兴奋已经过去好一阵子了。你在想：“职业热情的火花已经熄灭了吗？还是变得暗淡、等待再重新燃起？”下面的测试能帮你识别你的感觉是暂时情绪还是精力枯竭。

1. Are you burned out or just exhausted²? "Take a real vacation to find out," says Rena Lewis, senior vice³ president for Lee Hecht Harrison, a job search, consulting and career management firm.

你感到精力枯竭还是只是疲劳？Lee Hecht Harrison职业咨询管理公司的资深副总裁说Rena Lewis建议：“渡一个真正的假期，以便发现问题的答案。”

Burnout: If you dread⁴ returning to work, you may be burned out.

精力枯竭：如果你害怕回去工作，那么也许你已精力枯竭了。

Temporary Heat Wave: If you come back rested and recharged, you just needed a well-deserved break.

暂时情绪：如果你回来后感觉休息良好、精力充沛，那你不过是需要休息一下而已。

2. Are you reacting to a passing moment or an entire movement?

你是因为短暂的非常时期还是公司的整体变动而痛苦？

Burnout: Your company recently underwent a major restructuring, doubling your responsibilities, and there's no end in sight.

精力枯竭：公司最近进行了一次重大重组、让你的责任加倍，这种状况的改变遥遥无期。

Temporary Heat Wave: You're buried in work because it's your 'busy season.' But you do see light at the end of the tunnel.

暂时情绪：你要埋头工作因为现在是你的“忙季”。但是这种情况总有尽头。

3. Are the demands of your job weighing too heavily on you?

工作担子对你来说太重吗？

Burnout: Your supervisor⁵ is too demanding and you just can't keep your head above water. You know you'll never get her to change.

精力枯竭：上司要求太高，你应付不了。你知道自己无法让她做出改变。

Temporary Heat Wave: You're too demanding on yourself and it's causing you undue⁶ stress, not only at work but most likely in other aspects of your life as well. Time to let a few things go, like the perfectly⁷ clean house or some volunteer responsibilities.

暂时情绪：你对自己要求太高，这给你带来不必要的压力——不仅在工作上而且很可能也在其它方面。是时候放弃一些了，比如房间要打扫地完美或者一些自愿的责任。

4. Do you find it difficult to focus on your job?

你感到工作时要集中注意力困难吗？

Burnout: You face your projects with total apathy⁸ and feel you have nothing left to give.

精力枯竭：你对自己的工作完全缺乏热情、感到自己已无所贡献。

Temporary Heat Wave: Your lack of focus is rooted in the nebulous mess you call a workspace. Get organized and get rejuvenated⁹!

暂时情绪：你无法集中注意力是因为工作环境一团糟。把让事物安排得井井有条、让自己精神焕发吧!

5. Have you got the urge to find greener pastures?

你有另谋高就的冲动吗？

Burnout: You're feeling more and more detached at work and catch yourself fantasizing about walking out the door to find that 'dream job' and leaving these 'little minds' behind.

精力枯竭：你越来越感到无法投入到工作中、发现自己幻想走出门去寻找“理想工作”、就此摆脱这些“胸无大志者”。

Temporary Heat Wave: You're in a rut and ready to venture past the usual lunch crowd and meet some new peers.

暂时情绪：你陷入成规、准备脱离常和自己一起吃午饭的人去结识新同事。