I've been increasingly overworked for months now, arguably since the beginning of the year, and I've been very vocal about it with my manager. Unfortunately, nothing has really changed, and I'm now at a point where I'm mentally and physically exhausted.

For context, I've been with this company for almost three years. During that time, four colleagues have had prolonged absences due to burnout. Two of them are still with the company (or have since returned). One colleague was off for an entire year and has only recently returned, but is already experiencing symptoms of burnout again. What frustrates me is that my manager seems to take her situation very seriously, while my repeated warnings about my own workload and declining health have largely been brushed aside.

When I started, there were three people doing the same job as me. One suffered a severe burnout and eventually wasn't offered a contract renewal. Another quit, possibly because of the workload.…