Re:Older Workers May Be Less Susceptible to Burnout
by _qulr on Saturday November 07, 2020 @10:37AM
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In fairness, it's an article written by the AARP promoting older people, so the motivation is very clear.
Also in fairness, older workers face widespread age discrimination, so it may be worth pointing out some of their advantages.
Re:Older Workers May Be Less Susceptible to Burnout
by jiraticketmach on Saturday November 07, 2020 @11:10AM
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I'm a discriminated older worker that has pushed through 7 years of burnout in shitty jobs until I couldn't push anymore. I currently face treatment resistant MDD and living on my savings.
Believe me, being able to push yourself beyond what a younger fellow can it's a sad excuse for a competitive advantage. I do know.
Re:Older Workers May Be Less Susceptible to Burnout
by _qulr on Saturday November 07, 2020 @11:26AM
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> it's a sad excuse for a competitive advantage
True. It may be less of a "promotional" article than either I or the original commenter implied. After all, it says: "Older employees who are suffering from burnout face the same potentially harmful effects as younger ones, according to McDonald. “It's dangerous and counterproductive to creativity and overall health,” he explained."
In any case, the article is specifically about additional burnout occurring this year, as a side effect of the pandemic, compared to last year.
It's sad to see this kind of articles, as if ability to resist burnout is a valuable quality. Work-life balance be damned...