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Issues at work can become serious. Even before there was attention on sexism/racism related issues, burnout was a well recognized mental illness. And the thing
by yedava 10y ago
Issues at work can become serious. Even before there was attention on sexism/racism related issues, burnout was a well recognized mental illness.
And the thing with stress is that it doesn't need to build up overnight. Even a constant low level source of stress can build up to something big over time. Since we spend a major portion of our waking lives at work, it shouldn't be surprising that our jobs can cause mental illnesses.
Also before we can say "it's just a job", are we in a position to remove the necessity of jobs? So that we don't have to worry what will happen if we don't have a source of income or if we don't a career?
- guitarbill 10y ago> it shouldn't be surprising that our jobs can cause mental illnesses No, it absolutely should. I work in Europe - saying that shouldn't matter, but maybe it does: > so that we don't have to worry what will happen if we don't have a source of income As long as you don't have a family to support, not having a job in the EU is not a big deal. I mean it isn't nice, but for a skilled worker, finding a new job isn't too hard. Especially if you have "Apple" on your resume. So, we conclude that I am in fact not in a position to provide any useful input. Only a different perspective.