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Assuming the work you're doing is worth while, burnout and stress are due to having (or perceiving to have) responsibility but insufficient power or authority t
by tomohawk 7y ago
Assuming the work you're doing is worth while, burnout and stress are due to having (or perceiving to have) responsibility but insufficient power or authority to actually meet it. Working hard does not lead to burnout. Working hard but being unable to achieve expected results does. Taking time off rarely helps, because that impossible to meet responsibility is still hanging over you.
Classic example is school teachers in US public schools. They have enormous responsibility with the children, but rarely have power or authority. Instead, they are essentially drones in a big machine.
- dawidw 7y ago> They have enormous responsibility with the children Could you elaborate on that? I always thought that there are rules and procedures for everything so the teachers are fine and covered.
- Leherenn 7y agoNot the OP, but I think that's exactly what he meant. They have the responsibility to educate the future generations and yet have barely any leeway about how to do it.
- kjsbfkjbf 7y agoEspecially in the US, teachers often have to assume a parental role and take care of children beyond the scope of their "job". The alternative is to watch children you see every day spiral down a bad path.
- agumonkey 7y agothere's a list of jobs like education - medical care - firefighting The people are in it for some deep care for the task and will endure shit levels. They think it's more important than anything else and cons' don't alter this.
- abledon 7y agomost of the day firefighters get to sit around home base and lift weights / exercise.... definitely nice to have a paid gym membership while at work to fight burnout
- agumonkey 7y agofair point, that said they also get violence from people sometimes and risk their lives on a regular basis; you gotta have some deep desire for helping.. that or a deathwish