The New Burnout isn’t about working too much. It’s about working without meaning

The useful part

For as long as we've been talking about burnout, it's been about how much we have to do. The obvious solution, of course, is to cross our fingers for fewer meetings and getting a weeklong vacation once a year (or twice if you're lucky). According to a growing number of young workers, burnout isn't about how much work they're expected to do.

How it works

• They've watched the pandemic decimate working life as they knew it, survived mass layoffs conducted over Zoom, and now they're hearing AI will remake or outright eliminate many of the jobs they've been...
• Gen Z entered the workforce in an unprecedentedly volatile economy.
• Add it all up and it shouldn't surprise you that climbing the corporate ladder isn't quite as attractive as it was 10 years ago.
• Learning and development were two of the top reasons Gen Z said they chose their current employer.
• They just want to know where the ladder is leading them before they dedicate t...

Details worth keeping

Too many meetings, too many emails, too many hours in front of a laptop. I've listened to parents gloat when they have to call out sick. Don't even get me started on pure joy over a five-day COVID-19 quarantine.