RE: Burnout is Not a Weakness

[riverflows]

Nailed it. We are definitely on the same page.

People just love to put on their rose-tinted glasses, put on their survivor-bias and day dream that they were tougher.

This. Yes. Leave the kids alone. I don't know anybody that can't hack the work, but what they ARE doing is making change. Why SHOULD they put up with the shit the generation before did?

Management's job isn't to extract as much as possible from their workers, it's to sustainably empower their workers to be as productive as possible.

Exactly. And there's a LOT of research that backs this up. Thanks for the support. I know I don't have uo have people agree with me, but I found myself passionate enough to write my pov.

Perhaps I'm more of a socialist or idealist than an individualist. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. I definitely don't subscribe to the view that you cant blame business for exploiting workers for profit. There's certainly tons of businesses doing better for being better.

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[aussieninja]

Absolutely. There is so much that businesses can do to prevent or reduce burnout in their employees, my current company offers:

• Free access to mental health apps and mediation apps
• Free gyms for employees and family
• They used to provide a childcare center but closed it (boooo!)
• A week off for literally everyone in August (they call it wellness week)
• Half day Fridays during the summertime
• Free legal advice programs
• Free financial advice programs
• 3 months unpaid leave if you need it
• Plenty of sick leave and parental leave (time to look after you kids)
• Deals with rental companies for cheaper housing costs
• Best healthcare in the US
• A culture of servant-leader management where managers exist purely to remove barriers to productivity, not to extract as much out of staff as possible.

There's probably a bunch of other things I'm not even aware of. They are a capitalist company, but they realize that staff are more productive when they aren't suffering from burnout. They also seem to understand that rehiring and training people is way more expensive than just keeping the people they have.

It makes economic sense for companies to take responsibility to prevent burnout and it's hard to imagine why people would think it's purely individual weakness.... which is a little insulting given how many commenters, including myself, here have suffered burnout already.

[riverflows]

They are a capitalist company, but they realize that staff are more productive when they aren't suffering from burnout.

See, that's an example of HOOD capitalism - it doesn't HAVE to be evil. And you're more likely to want to put in the effort and be loyal if you're treated like human beings.

which is a little insulting given how many commenters, including myself, here have suffered burnout already.

It sure is. And it's the same issue I had when I experienced burnout. .. I wasn't listened to. It's not at all to do with pandering to people or having people take advantage of the employers good will!