Burnout: A personal journey to the bottom and back up again
summary
Burnout is a workplace syndrome (WHO) triggered here by role ambiguity, four managers in 12 months and lack of managerial support; symptoms include bone-deep exhaustion, crying after Teams calls and a rapid collapse — three months from top to bottom. Recovery combines therapy (regular sessions with an on-site/external psych), explicit manager negotiation, and ultimately a job change with firm deadlines; the approach restores a logical mindset and steadying routines and it works.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:09Why this talk now
- 7:29What burnout is
- 16:42How burnout affected me personally
- 23:48It wasn’t my fault
- 29:10Recovery tips
- 35:50Advice for managers
- 40:46Moving forward
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