"I started to recognize the symptoms in myself. And like any good researcher, i i tried to apply it," she said. "It's very close to literature, which is kind of weird." She says her compassion valve had shut down and her heart felt like coal. 'Something's wrong here when i can't feel their pain any more'
Working long hours won’t necessarily burn us out, but getting too little sleep or feeling unappreciated might. Women commonly face extra stressors, like office chores or doing a “second shift” at home, that can leave us exhausted. And once we’re burned out, it usually takes more than a few yoga classes or going on vacation to feel like ourselves again.
Mandy O’Neill, an expert on workplace well-being, explains the causes, symptoms, and repercussions of burnout. She suggests several antidotes (including laughing with your colleagues) and ways to protect ourselves from experiencing it in the first place.
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