When you know, you know. If you're in a constant state of being stressed out [1] and on the verge of burning out [2], you need a vacation [3]. When you start recognizing these signs, you know it's time to put your away message on.
You're only functioning thanks to four to five cups of coffee a day.
You feel (and look) CRAZY.
You've forgotten what a good night's sleep feels like.
You literally refuse to put out fires at work.
Your postwork plans include drinking and crying.
You fantasize about destroying office equipment.
Your constructive criticism has become destructive.
You've slept in the office bathroom.
You've forgotten what the warmth of the sun feels like.
You have separation anxiety from your computer.
You have little patience for your co-workers.
You can't keep your sh*t together.
You've stopped caring . . . about everything.
You have a short fuse.
You're pretty much pissed off all the time.
You basically eat and breathe work.
Really, you're just hanging on by a thread.
