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Chris 🎯's avatar

I love the section listing possible symptoms of burnout.

Burnout begins much earlier than many think. But, most PEOPLE manager do not know anything about burnout -- and how it harms their business (if would they would be more open to that perspective than the health issues of the affected person)

Burnout is a consequence of people mismanagement, not an individual failure. But, orgs tend to treat you like failures if you open up.

Thank you Noemi for this beautiful compilation!

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Michelle Buck's avatar

Great thoughts which I say “yes!!” 🙌🏻

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Sikieng Sok's avatar

This article is so powerful and deeply resonated with me. Burnout is real, and your reminder that ‘Me Time’ isn’t selfish but essential really hits home. If we don’t design our own lives, someone else will do it for us—often at the cost of our well-being. Thank you for sharing your journey and these invaluable insights, Noemi! I look forward to reading more!

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FlyPhi's avatar

A Case of Me What? Why?

Philip Quigley 19/03/2025

A case of me

Who just wants

To be

And Fly like a bird

And listen to

The ocean wave line

Oh, if it were mine

Or thine

But it belongs

To the Devine

A case of me

Who just wants

To be

With Privacy and

security

in my DNA

which is why

we are built

To fly

From

end-to-end

encryption

into our app

With end-to-end

encrypted

messages

photos

videos

voice messages

documents

status updates

and calls that

are secured from

falling into the

wrong hands

But is this a

Lie

Until we die

A case of me

Who just wants

To be

And Fly

A case of me

Who just wants

To be

A soul so free,

yet bound by time,

drifting high,

but seeking signs.

The wind may call,

the stars may shine,

but all returns

In the hands of the divine.

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🎈Noemi Apetri 🎈's avatar

Thanks Sikieng! I am a big fan of your articles also! 🎈❤️

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Chris Prakoso's avatar

Personally I wouldn't work for a company that demand 60 hours per week. Not even for Google. This is why working in Europe is better than in the US. We work only 40 hours max per week or less. In my company we are 100% working for home, people can choose whether they want to stay home or go to work. We are result oriented. Counting working hours is outdated and it's an Illusion of Productivity.

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🎈Noemi Apetri 🎈's avatar

Europe has many advantages in terms of work conditions, healthcare, childcare, food quality…

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Michelle Buck's avatar

My daughter works as a teller. We got 7 inches dumped on us last night. She called in sick today because I didn’t raise idiots. But one of the other tellers couldn’t get out of her own driveway so she called in and the manager told one of the other teller managers she had to drive and pick her up! Ummm that’s not in the job description sir. I would have had words. Who’s going to the bank in 7 inches of snow? They should have closed the office.

These people with this mindset are obsessed with work. They are unhealthy and push their unhealthy ideas onto everyone else.

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🎈Noemi Apetri 🎈's avatar

I hear you!

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