NEW PUBLIC PROFESSIONALS AND THE PROBLEM OF BURNOUT.
                                                                             Pre-reading                                                                                                Read the title  of the text,  the source and  the sentence in in the box under the title.

1 . What is the purpose of this text?
The purpose of this text is to describe what happened to people when they become professionals and what cause to burnout.
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points)  Skim the article by reading the first sentence of each paragraph.

2 . What is “burnout”?
Burnout is change in attitude and behavior in response to a demanding, frustrating, unrewarding work experience.                                                                                                            (5
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3 .  Do you think burnout is a positive or negative phenomenon? positive         negative                 (Circle or mark your choice) Explain your answer by referring to your own experience and to what you have read up until now. In paragraph 7
written that burnout adversely affects the professionals performance in a variety of ways.
Burnout at work can be very harmful to both sides, the employee and the working place.
I began working when I was 20 as a secretary and was promissed part of accounts and collections as well. I had very high hopes and worked over time, doing my best.
As time passed, there was no promotion of any kind, I worked hard with no gain. I felt frusrrated and my attitude towarks my fellow workers and customers was not the same. I did not make any effords to excel, jest "did my job". I began thinking about going elsewhere.
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points) Key vocabulary and concepts:
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