Writing for BBC Worklife, Bryan Lufkin says this happens “when we are bored by our work to the point that we feel it is totally meaningless. Our job seems pointless, our tasks devoid of value.”

在为 BBC《工作生活》撰稿时，布莱恩·卢夫金时表示，“当我们对工作感到厌倦，以至于觉得工作完全没有意义时，我们的工作就似乎毫无意义，我们的任务毫无价值。”