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burnout, n the elimination by heat of an invested pattern from a set investment to prepare the mold to receive casting metal. burnout, high heat, n the use of temperatures higher than 1100° F (593.5° C) to effect wax elimination and prepare the mold to receive casting metal. burnout, inlay (wax), n the elimination of wax from an invested inlay flask. See also wax elimination. burnout, job, n the condition of having no energy left to care, resulting from chronic, unrelieved job-related stress and characterized by physical and emotional exhaustion and sometimes by physical illness. burnout, radiographic, n the excessive penetration of the radiographic beam of an object or part of an object, producing a totally black, or overexposed, area on the radiograph. burnout, wax, n See burnout, inlay and wax elimination. job burnout Occupational medicine End-stage work-related stress, in which an employee functions at a 'ground state'; at greatest risk for JB are those with low incomes, no college education, and single mothers. See Burn-out. Cf
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There are lots of reasons that people grow weary of their job Burnout is a common thing in the workplace due to stressful work environments, office politics, the daily commute, and the grind of worry about what other people think is important Our ancestors--the ones who lived in caves relied on the fight-or-flight response to avoid becoming snacks for saber-tooth tigers, But the modern predators we face today--traffic jams, unpaid bills, job burnout, parenting demands--rarely back off. But what is the cause of the this health condition, and why do workers develop job burnout and stress. |
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