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Re:Burnout: 'Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired' by ianleeclark on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @05:36AM (#22116273)
> Companies that expect people to work this hard are almost exclusively very well paying entry level jobs for fresh graduates with an up or out structure like I-Banking, management consisting or law.

I take it you've never worked in a call center? When I did, anything under a `10` (out of 10) on the random surveys they sent out was considered a failure.

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Re:Burnout: 'Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired' by barry-cotter on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @05:57AM (#22116377)
> they’re just jobs that are hard, that suck and that as a result have a high turnover and pay relatively well for low standards in hiring.

I have worked in a call centre.

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Re:Burnout: 'Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired' by gonzo41 on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @07:29AM (#22116924)
I did the call center thing for a major bank during university. It was brutal work. But I learned a lot about shameless selling which is pretty useful.
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