Should I resign my job if my burnout is really bad?

Once again - the short answer is no.
But this needs some elaboration.

Clearly if a role or career is mismatched and is making a person unwell - something has to change.
But big decisions are not best made from within a burnout bubble. This is due to the fact that burnout affects decision making and it is all too easy to assume that career change or jumping ship is the best way forwards ( to get away from the pain as fast as possible).

This however can leave a person in a financially vulnerable position.

In general if burnout exists the plan needs to be first - reverse the burnout and then.... as part of the ongoing sustainability plan a change of role might well at that point be both advisable and more easily brought about too. Attempting career or job changes whilst in the midst of burnout is ill advised because not only does it require quite a lot of energy and effort ( something a burnt out person does not have - they are running on empty!) but future employers can occasionally spot burnout and get put off.


So in general  we do not recommend resignation.

Leaving the role may be the right choice somewhere down the line but to use resignation as a solution for burnout is just the wrong way round. And what is more - the burnout still follows the person to their next role or even prevents a next role being found.