"toxic work environments, pushed to work at above 100% effort (meaning, unsustainable) permanently, so they turn to excessive amounts of calories, caffeine, pre

"toxic work environments, pushed to work at above 100% effort (meaning, unsustainable) permanently, so they turn to excessive amounts of calories, caffeine, prescription or illegal drugs, to try to continue to function as long as possible." I've basically succumb to everything you list to survive working in a maddeningly dysfunctional school. And it's precisely "function as long as possible ". I have to disassociate somehow from the incompetence and corruption around me. Ativan and diet Coke help. I assume billions globally are doing the same thing to cope. The best metaphor I've come up with is that it feels like I play for a sub 60 win baseball team.