{"id":4298,"date":"2020-04-16T14:20:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T14:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/?p=4298"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:25:37","slug":"glossary-bore-out-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-bore-out-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Boreout syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows burnout. Hardly anyone has heard of boreout \u2013 even though it can be just as damaging.<\/p>\n<p>Boreout syndrome is the counterpart to <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-burnout-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">burnout<\/a>: psychological strain caused by chronic underload. Symptoms such as lack of drive, exhaustion or self-doubt resemble those of burnout \u2013 with one key difference: it is not overload but the absence of demands that makes people unwell. Boreout often goes unnoticed, as many struggle to see underload as a serious burden. One image makes it tangible: while overload overstretches a rubber band, in boreout it hangs slack \u2013 the healthy tension is missing.<\/p>\n<p>Underload can be quantitative or qualitative \u2013 either there is too little to do, or the work lacks intellectual challenge. Anyone who is not sufficiently challenged over a longer period begins to decline mentally, loses confidence in their own abilities and may find even simple tasks stressful. New challenges can help at work, through further education or through hobbies. Those who remain underchallenged over time should consider changing jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Boreout can also be avoided in the <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">application<\/a> process \u2013 if both sides honestly assess whether qualifications and requirements truly match. A structured <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-personal-and-professional-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">personal and professional assessment<\/a> can provide valuable guidance.<\/p>\n<h2>Articles on boreout syndrome (<a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all articles<\/a>)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/does-career-advancement-always-mean-more-stress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Does career advancement always mean more stress??<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/why-you-sould-not-apply-downwards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why you shouldn\u2019t apply downwards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows burnout. Hardly anyone has heard of boreout \u2013 even though it can be just as damaging. Boreout syndrome is the counterpart to burnout: psychological strain caused by chronic underload. Symptoms such as lack of drive, exhaustion or self-doubt resemble those of burnout \u2013 with one key difference: it is not overload but the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-glossar-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Boreout syndrome - Karrierecoaching - Peter N\u00e4f<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Boreout is burnout\u2019s quiet sibling: chronic underload at work can damage motivation and health \u2013 yet it often goes unnoticed.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/2026.karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-bore-out-syndrome\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Boreout syndrome - 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