Burn-out is a catch-all phrase for people who are tired, chronically stressed, have lost interest in their work and can’t find motivation.
It’s a messy combination of symptoms where chronic stress gets conflated with depression, anxiety and tobacco, alcohol and other drug use.
The last thing any agency needs is churn of creative staff or loss of energy and innovation. Agencies know, a disengaged account manager or creative lead can send clients looking elsewhere, so they put a lot of thought into office design and how to balance a high-octane environment with what appears to be opportunities to ‘chill’.
