Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. Experiencing professional boredom is not uncommon. And ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sho Dewan is a career expert who covers work, top jobs, and business. We all have experienced workplace burnout at some point. The ...

Sometimes, work feels excruciating. You don’t want to wake up in the morning for it. You feel constantly distracted. And at the end of day, you don’t feel satisfied at all. It may be that your work ...

Feeling apathetic at work is not uncommon, but it can take a toll on happiness. Here's how to combat work ennui. 5 signs you need to rethink your career If you feel bored at your job, find a way to ...

It's easy to conflate burnout with being bored out, the underwhelming ennui of being bored at work. A career coach shares how to spark your passions again. Of course, being comfortable isn’t ...

Work in Progress is a column about finding your way in the working world. Have a question for Rainesford Stauffer? Send it to [email protected]. I went from a highly stressful job to a very ...

Baden, Katherine Connolly, Boris Groysberg, and Heather Poco. "Bored at Work? Learn to Manage It by Putting It to Work." Newsweek (September 16, 2022), 18–19.

Are you feeling bored at work these days? Workplace boredom can be as stressful and damaging as overwork—perhaps more so. Sometimes it creates embarrassing situations, as it did for Joel, a mid-level ...