Nearly 40% of Canadian workers say they feel burned out often or always, according to a 2025 survey by Mental Health Research Canada and Canada Life. The term has become part of a broader lexicon of modern work, alongside quiet quitting, hustle culture and grindset and "taskmasking.
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-burnout-isnt-18thcentury-farm-workers.html)