Being a manager has one of these unique advantages of everybody's being attention to you. The emotions that you express are even more contagious than those expressed pear to peer. Even though you're burnt out, helping other people with theyr burn out may make you feel better in addition to hopefully making them feel better as well. It's kind of the virtuous upward, positive spiral that we like to see at work.
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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