Rust-out refers to symptoms of apathy, disinterest, and dullness that arise from jobs that underutilize employees' skills over time. It is the opposite of burnout and results in the slow erosion of motivation and job contribution as skills atrophy from lack of use. Left unaddressed, rust-out can spread to other workers and indicate deeper problems with management style that do not engage or challenge employees. To prevent rust-out, managers must identify underutilized workers and take steps to resolve the issues through changes in job duties or training.

2.  Rust-out is the term occupational
psychologists give to symptoms arising from
jobs that leave people feeling apathetic,
disinterested and dull.
 Effectively it’s the opposite of burnout yet
some of the effects may appear remarkably
similar.

3.  In other words Rust-out means the people
who are chronically under-worked whose
skills are so under-used that they begin to
atrophy(waste). This syndrome(symptoms) is
a problem for employees. Like a rusting tool,
the erosion happens slowly over a time.
 So its up-to boss to figure out who has
succumbed(failed) to rust-out and what to do
about it.

4.  Workers who no longer engage in work place
events.
 Workers who do not identify with their jobs
the way they used to.
 Workers who no longer fit into the dusty
structure.
 Workers who begin to feel the are not
needed or valued.

7.  When a employee with a good skills has given
a work rather than in which he is good. That
employee get to do that job.
 Rust out takes place when employee losses
the hopes.
 When employee become very old to an
organization they are not given chance to
work properly.

8.  Many managers have to tolerate mediocre(not
very good) just because the don’t understand
that slow erosion of motivation and
contribution has taken place. And because
they don’t realise that they can take step to
fire that employee.

9.  Ones an employee lost his enthusiasm for his
job, wide-spread of rust-out could indicate
more systematic problems in the
management style.
 Both boss and employee need the source and
understand that rust-out can be reserved.
Firing rusty employee doesn’t guarantee that
the rust-out wont occur again with new
employee.