"Working is Tiring" is a well-known work by Cesare Pavese, the first edition of which brings together poems written between 1933 and 1935. While the concept was distant for Pavese, burnout syndrome specifically stems from exposure to work-related stress factors that affect a person's physical, psychological and social well-being, as well as their overall performance.
Burnout is characterised by feelings of despair and difficulties in coping with work or performing it effectively.