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Assuming this is a relatively standardized protocol this is a great idea. However, getting a score at the end and then the tag line “you’re fine but you should

Assuming this is a relatively standardized protocol this is a great idea. However, getting a score at the end and then the tag line “you’re fine but you should contact us anyway to see if therapy could help” feels icky

didgeoridoo 7y ago
If you actually feel fine, then of course therapy isn’t likely to do much for you. The idea is if you’re feeling terrible enough to evaluate yourself, but it turns out you likely aren’t suffering from burnout, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t look into therapy. Often people think they are suffering from burnout, but it turns out they actually have underlying trauma, anxiety, depression, etc. unrelated to work stress.
- slips 7y ago
  Everyone, even healthy people, should attend therapy if able. There's a lot of tricky ground to navigate as a person and you don't have to be experiencing trauma to get help.
  - lanstin 7y ago
    It is a technology to get more satisfactory outcomes from life. Not sure why you wouldn't use it.
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago
    > Everyone, even healthy people, should attend therapy if able. I feel like this is just a weaponized meme developed for the purpose of marketing.
    - slips 7y ago
      Marketing what? Mental health? Everything isn't some shill post or /r9k/ nonsense. People do speak authentically.
      - AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago
        Therapy. Therapy is a service, and one that in my experience is of dubious value. It is difficult to look at a statement that is essentially "pay for something you don't need" and not think of it as marketing.
mikeash 7y ago
It’s exactly the sort of straightforward, low-key advertising I’d like to see more of. “We offer Service. Consider us if you need Service.”
itronitron 7y ago
Also questioning how they standardized this. I just got a 20 out of 50 and probably should have gotten a 5 out of 50. If you're not a super-fake optimist then the questionnaire is going to think you are the poster-child for burnout.

didgeoridoo 7y ago

If you actually feel fine, then of course therapy isn’t likely to do much for you. The idea is if you’re feeling terrible enough to evaluate yourself, but it turns out you likely aren’t suffering from burnout, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t look into therapy. Often people think they are suffering from burnout, but it turns out they actually have underlying trauma, anxiety, depression, etc. unrelated to work stress.

slips 7y ago
Everyone, even healthy people, should attend therapy if able. There's a lot of tricky ground to navigate as a person and you don't have to be experiencing trauma to get help.
- lanstin 7y ago
  It is a technology to get more satisfactory outcomes from life. Not sure why you wouldn't use it.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago
  > Everyone, even healthy people, should attend therapy if able. I feel like this is just a weaponized meme developed for the purpose of marketing.
  - slips 7y ago
    Marketing what? Mental health? Everything isn't some shill post or /r9k/ nonsense. People do speak authentically.
    - AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago
      Therapy. Therapy is a service, and one that in my experience is of dubious value. It is difficult to look at a statement that is essentially "pay for something you don't need" and not think of it as marketing.

mikeash 7y ago

It’s exactly the sort of straightforward, low-key advertising I’d like to see more of. “We offer Service. Consider us if you need Service.”

itronitron 7y ago

Also questioning how they standardized this. I just got a 20 out of 50 and probably should have gotten a 5 out of 50. If you're not a super-fake optimist then the questionnaire is going to think you are the poster-child for burnout.