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The solution to burnout is to put the activity that's causing it in perspective. Stop being a victim, mainly.
by ArkyBeagle 10y ago
The solution to burnout is to put the activity that's causing it in perspective. Stop being a victim, mainly.
- nitrogen 10y agoWhile "stop being a victim" seems pretty dismissively sarcastic to me, if you reverse the meaning it can actually be useful advice in some work situations: if you are a victim, change the situation or leave.
- ArkyBeagle 10y agoI assure you - it's not snark, it's not sarcasm and it's not dismissive. There exists "the victim mentality". Don't do that.
- nitrogen 10y agoI guess what I meant is that there are true victims who are being harassed or abused, and telling that group of people to change their mentality and perspective (without changing their circumstances) would be dismissive.
- ArkyBeagle 10y agoI mean more in the workplace, where it's possible to think of yourself as a victim, a sort of ... variation on self-pity. When I have seen this, it ... didn't help.