The Joe Reis Show Carly Taylor & Ghalib Suleiman - Dealing with Burnout
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Jan 17, 2025 Carly Taylor, Director of Engineering at Microsoft and LinkedIn content creator focused on burnout, joins Ghalib Suleiman, Co-founder and CEO of Polytomic. They tackle the pressing issue of burnout, especially in tech. The conversation covers the emotional toll of unfulfilling work, societal pressures on younger generations, and the impacts of AI on job dynamics. They also highlight the importance of building supportive networks and the need to acknowledge genuine struggles rather than succumbing to toxic positivity.
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Burnout as a Treadmill
- Carly Taylor describes burnout as feeling like running on a treadmill, exerting effort without making progress.
- This feeling is compounded by a societal emphasis on productivity and output, leading to a constant sense of debt.
Meaning and Burnout
- Ghalib Suleiman suggests that a lack of meaning in work can contribute to burnout, even if the work is never-ending.
- Carly Taylor adds that finding meaning might be a zero-sum game; even meaningful work can lead to burnout without reflection and acknowledgement of accomplishments.
Lack of Acknowledgement
- Ghalib Suleiman observes that many people in big and small companies feel a lack of purpose in their work.
- This lack of acknowledgement for their work contributes to their feeling of burnout.