Boreout is when we are chronically bored by our work to the point of our work feeling utterly pointless.

Factors that can cause chronic boredom includes:

• A demoralising physical environment, like a cubicle farm.
• Feeling under-challenged over a long time.
• Meaninglessness - feeling that the work doesn't have any purpose.

Experts say this phenomenon can result in the same health problems for workers as burnout.

Studies show that chronic boredom increased the likelihood of employees' turnover, early retirement intention, poor self-rated health and stress symptoms. Depression from boreout can ...