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As a manager, if an employee of mine came to me and said "I'm burning out, what do I do?" I'd do whatever I could to help them rediscover their passion for the
by Jemaclus 11y ago
As a manager, if an employee of mine came to me and said "I'm burning out, what do I do?" I'd do whatever I could to help them rediscover their passion for the job they're doing.
But as an employee, I made the mistake at my last job of telling my boss that I wasn't happy. Instead of trying to help, he pushed me out the door. I'm glad to not be there any more, and my happiness levels skyrocketed, but I'll be wary in the future of telling my boss that I'm unhappy/burnt out.
It sucks.
- meric 11y agoI'm sure he was a horrible boss anyway and I think for the future, if you ever need to hold on to a job for another six months or something but you're really burnt out, maybe it's be good to provide an actionable request. "I'm unhappy and burnt out and to get back to being productive I need to take two weeks off from next week and I want to change my working hours to Y for Z weeks thereafter. Of course it's hard to think straight when you're down like that, though.
- cwilkes 11y agoIf you were happy after you left the job, didn't your boss do you a favor?
- Jemaclus 11y agoSort of. It's a long story, but I got transferred into his department. I was happy in my other department and unhappy in his. So in that regard, it was not a favor. But since the transfer was effectively irreversible, it wound up being a favor in that I could move on and find something better. The other major downside was the stress of being unemployed and having to find a new gig. But it all worked out in the end, so there's that. Next time, I'll keep it to myself until I find another job.