Kiwis are known for their strong work ethic, but it could very well be the thing driving many to breaking point.
It's been revealed New Zealand is the fourth worst in the world for unmanageable stress and the workplace is one of the main drivers.
Beverley Main is one worker who was pushed to breaking point. She spent the last 15 years of her career as a CEO, and loved her work, but it was the very thing that caused her to burn out.
"I found I was having to work longer and longer hours, right into the night, the weekend, and it wasn't until I left that I realised I was doing 80 hours a week," she told Newshub.
She says things reached boiling point in the last five years of her role.