This Working Life Feeling meh? How to get your work mojo back
Jan 19, 2025
Jennifer Moss, a workplace culture strategist and award-winning journalist, dives into the epidemic of workplace disengagement. She discusses the rise of 'quiet quitting' and 'rage applying', revealing how many feel disconnected and uninspired. Moss critiques toxic productivity and stresses the importance of purpose and social connections for job satisfaction. She also emphasizes the need for empathy in workplace relationships and offers practical strategies to regain motivation and achieve a better work-life balance.
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The Unsustainable Nature of Work
- The current way we work is unsustainable, leading to burnout and a sense of ennui.
- This feeling of detachment and lack of purpose is widespread across generations.
Ennui and the Great Detachment
- Widespread "ennui," a feeling of detachment and lack of purpose, is affecting the workforce.
- This leads to disengagement, rage applying, and quiet quitting, which are worse than resignations.
Toxic Productivity
- Prioritizing growth and productivity above all else is toxic.
- It leads to neglecting rest and personal well-being, exacerbating burnout.
