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Work Burnout Is Everywhere. Here’s What Experts Say Can Help

“Work makes me want to disappear.”That’s not a dramatic line from Succession. It’s an actual post on r/work, one of Reddit’s many burnout confessionals where thousands of users spill what their bosses will never hear. Scroll long enough and you’ll see the same refrains: “I feel so exhausted, I don’t want to work anymore.”“Endless meetings make me numb.”“Adulting is just another word for isolation.”It’s messy, bleak and, if we’re honest, uncomfortably relatable. These aren’t lazy people whining o