Left my PM job six weeks ago. People keep asking if I feel "better yet." Tuesday I sat in the car park after groceries and couldnt go inside for twenty minutes. Not a breakdown — just off. Like my body was still at my desk answering Slack. I napped at 2pm without "earning it" and...
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Burnout
Burnout isn’t laziness — it’s running on empty too long. Whether it’s corporate grind, caregiving, or both, talk about boundaries, rest, and rebuilding.
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Do I have burnout. The laptop still had to close. I still had Friday
Do I have burnout sat as a maybe. The laptop still had to close. Friday. This is not a parking lot after groceries. This is not a badge that had to go back in. I did not take a quiz. I still had a queue, and a lid that still had to close, and a word I would not say out loud while...
Sunday dread. The calendar already said Monday. Laundry was a decoy
The calendar already said Monday. Laundry was a decoy. Sunday. This is not a Tuesday car park after groceries. This is not an invite I erased. I still had the job. The week had already started in the kitchen, and a pile that was supposed to count as rest. Did Sunday arrive as a M...
Caregiver burnout. The night cup was still on the tray
The night cup was still on the tray. The chair by the bed. Years. This is not a pickup line and a wave at the wrong dad. This is not a lid that got a size of anger. I had a cup that never left, and a night that did not become a job title, and an empty that would not sit in a form...
Cynicism at work. The standup already had the joke
The standup already had the joke. I did not. This is not Slack still in the body after I left. This is not my name on an agenda waiting for a turn. I was still in the job. The punchline arrived without me, and a distance that would not sit in a status. Did cynicism arrive as a st...
Burnout vs depression. The after-visit summary used the other word
The after-visit summary used the other word. The meeting had used burnout. The paper they handed me left depression. I did not get a table. I did not get a quiz. This is not stress then anxiety. This is not letters they swapped after a baby. I got two names in one occupational-he...
Parental burnout. The bedtime book was still open. They were already asleep
The bedtime book was still open. They were already asleep. I was still on the landing. This is not a cup that never left a tray. This is not a pickup line and a wave at the wrong dad. This is not a tag that never came off. I had a page I had started, and a lamp that kept the empt...
High functioning burnout. The weekly still went out. The garage was the first room without a face
The weekly still went out. The garage was the first room without a face. This is not a waiting room that had to look finished. This is not a nap I had not earned after I left. I still had the job. The send still happened. The empty sat down only once the garage light was the only...
How long does burnout last. The calendar still had the next month
The calendar still had the next month. Same red. I still had the job. How long sat in the kitchen with no last Friday printed. This is not six weeks and a better-yet. This is not a visit that had a beginning after a baby. This is not a Sunday that already said Monday. The months...
Burnout vs stress. The poster said stress. The skip-level used burnout
The poster said stress. The skip-level used burnout. I did not get a table. I got a wall that was supposed to make it ordinary, and a later sentence that would not sit in a deadline. This is not a clipboard that left anxiety. This is not a printout that left depression. I had two...
Burnout vs anxiety. The work note used burnout. The after-hours line used anxiety
The work note used burnout. The after-hours line used anxiety. I did not get a table. I did not get a quiz. This is not stress then anxiety on a clipboard. This is not panic then a swap. This is not a printout that left depression. I got two names in two rooms, and a wait while n...
Recovering from burnout. The hold said lunch. I actually stood up
The hold said lunch. I actually stood up. The chair stayed empty through the hour. This is not a nap I had not earned after I left. This is not twenty minutes in a car park after groceries. I still had the job. The queue was still there when I sat down. The hour had actually been...
Compassion fatigue. The thank-you was still on the screen. The ticket was already closed
The last thank-you was still on the screen. The ticket was already closed. I did not open it. The bus stop did not have another name. This is not a cup that never left a tray. This is not a bedtime book on a landing. This is not a standup that already had the joke. I had a messag...
Mental exhaustion from work. The report used to take forty minutes
The report used to take forty minutes. Same fields. The afternoon took it. This is not a maybe while a laptop still had to close. This is not a weekly that still went out. I still had the job. The fields had not changed. The forty minutes would not come back. Did mental exhaustio...