Always On
No pressure valve, ever.
Work pressure is high and recovery is the area furthest below the reference — the load rarely lets up long enough for you to reset between demands.
The 8 stress types
Two things shape how work pressure lands on you: how much pressure there is, and which part of your work life is thinnest when it hits. Put those together and you get ten recognisable patterns.
High pressure
All Grind, No Reward
Working hard. Feeling underpaid.
Pressure is high and recognition is the weakest area — the effort you put in isn't coming back to you as acknowledgement, prospects or fair return.
Busy but Blank
Slammed. Not sure why.
Pressure is high while meaning and engagement sit furthest below the reference — plenty of work, less of a sense of what it's for.
Solo Sprinter
Pushing hard, mostly alone.
Pressure is high and support, autonomy and voice are the weakest area — you're carrying the pace largely on your own.
Manageable pressure
Quietly Depleted
Not that busy. Still drained.
Pressure is manageable, but recovery is the area furthest below the reference — the tiredness isn't coming from the workload itself.
Underrated
Steady work. Little recognition.
Pace is workable, but recognition is the weakest area — steady contribution that isn't being reflected back to you.
Coasting
Ticking along, checked out.
Pressure is low and meaning and engagement are the weakest area — the work is doable, but it isn't holding your attention.
Flying Solo
Easy pace. Missing a team.
Pressure is manageable, but support, autonomy and voice sit furthest below the reference — the pace is fine, the connection isn't.
When nothing stands out
Spread Thin
High pressure, but no single weak spot.
Pressure is high, and no single resource area stands out as clearly weaker than the rest — the strain is spread across the board rather than concentrated in one place.
Even Keel
Manageable pace. Nothing majorly off.
Pressure is manageable and your resource areas sit close together — no single part of your work life stands out as the weak point.
Modifiers
On top of your type, you can carry one or more modifiers. Most people carry none.
- +Overcommitment
You find it hard to switch off from work — an intrinsic drive that amplifies whatever pressure is already there.
- +Disengagement
Distance or cynicism towards the work is elevated — the second pole of the burnout signature.
- +Low Personal Resources
Your personal buffers (confidence in coping, quality of recovery outside work) are running lower than most.
Which one are you?
The check-in takes about 10 minutes, is anonymous, and gives you your type alongside your full report.
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