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The cities where workers are most burnt out revealed

Josh Hohne

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Burn out cities

Research from corporate real estate website Instant Offices has revealed the most burnt-out cities in the world.

One Australian city made it surprisingly high up the list, which is based on where people are searching Google for how to cope with burning out at work.

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10. Berlin
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10. Berlin

Workers in the city of Berlin think a culture of overwork is taking its toll.

According to the data, 420 Berliners have searched for ways to deal with burnout each month this year.

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9. Los Angeles
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9. Los Angeles

Symptoms of burnout include energy depletion or exhaustion, alongside feelings of negativity, cynicism, or increased mental distance from one's job.

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8. Amsterdam
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8. Amsterdam

Don't let the picturesque Dutch canals fool you, workers in Amsterdam are on the way to burn-out too.

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7. Montreal
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7. Montreal

In Canada's partly French-speaking city of Montreal, workers are feeling mentally and physically exhausted at the end of their workday.

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6. Toronto
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6. Toronto

But in Toronto it's worse.

About 710 Torontonians are searching for remedies to burn-out every month.

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5. Sydney
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5. Sydney

Sydney was reportedly the fifth-most burnt-out city in the world, with 870 searches for how to cope with burnout per month.

A recent Gallup poll found that 48 per cent of Australian workers experienced daily stress, while about 64 per cent are not engaged at work.

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4. New York City
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4. New York City

Just edging out Sydney was New York, New York.

About 57 per cent of US workers said they had experienced negative impacts from work-related stress, including emotional exhaustion, lower productivity and lack of motivation.

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3. Singapore
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3. Singapore

In the bronze-medal position for the most burnt-out city is Singapore.

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2. Melbourne
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2. Melbourne

Melbourne residents have reported being more burnt out than their neighbours in Sydney.

Melbourne's residents searched for ways to beat burn-out 1040 times per month.

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