You have to be careful here. A lot of things will fall through the cracks if people don't pick up. Professionals are not hourly workers, you're not there to d

You have to be careful here. A lot of things will fall through the cracks if people don't pick up. Professionals are not hourly workers, you're not there to do A->B, you're there to deal with the complexity, which means picking up pieces. That said - you definitely do not have to worry about stuff. A healthy sense of detachment is actually kind of good for both you and your employer. Your job is a civic responsibility, it's frankly moral to do a 'good job' - but that doesn't mean 'over striving', it doesn't mean 'being taken advantage of' and it doesn't mean having to worry about the bigger picture. That's definitely not your job. I think a lot of people could be just as productive if they figured out the emotional strain part. One little trick is to say to yourself 'I Don't Care' - but then go in the office, and put one foot in front of the other, and just get whatever is in front of you done. It's weirdly liberating and can be productive. Like 'corporate mindfulness' - be present in the thing that you're trying to do - and not caught up in the giant hill of politics, bits and pieces, it's just noise. Do your job well, go home, and forget about it.