If you are burnt out but can’t quit

[Anonymous]

How do you help yourself say sane?

[Anonymous]

*stay

[Anonymous]

Mental health day, go on “light duty” with outside commitments if you feel stressed by them, get healthy carry-out if you can afford, plan a vacation, get lots of sleep. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Good ideas, thanks!

[Anonymous]

Walk in the woods, ride your bike, hug your dog, eat your favorite food! It’s the small indulgences😀

[Anonymous]

Are you looking for a new job? That’s what I’m doing.

[Anonymous]

People have never really like working, that’s why they pay us to do it.

The age old salve: alcohol

[Anonymous]

I’m counting down the days to retirement - about 9.5 years away. I plan to retire the first day I’m eligible. Never thought I would be here as I used to love my job, but I am so burnt out and can’t quit as my pension is just too good and I’ve come too far. Golden handcuffs for sure.

In the meantime, because I still need to find a way to be happy(ish) in my day-to-day life for the next 9 years, I’m working on not caring as much about what people at work think of me. But that’s hard. I’m an overachiever by nature and really care about my reputation, but something’s gotta give.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m counting down the days to retirement - about 9.5 years away. I plan to retire the first day I’m eligible. Never thought I would be here as I used to love my job, but I am so burnt out and can’t quit as my pension is just too good and I’ve come too far. Golden handcuffs for sure.

In the meantime, because I still need to find a way to be happy(ish) in my day-to-day life for the next 9 years, I’m working on not caring as much about what people at work think of me. But that’s hard. I’m an overachiever by nature and really care about my reputation, but something’s gotta give.

OP here. I'm working on that too.

[Anonymous]

I would love some advice on the above. Same boat.

[Anonymous]

Exercise is about the only thing that's helped me stay sane in the past few years. I am so burned out with work but I'm the sole breadwinner. It's not any one thing in particular but more like a build up of many smaller things. Running and lifting weights helps me clear my head.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m counting down the days to retirement - about 9.5 years away. I plan to retire the first day I’m eligible. Never thought I would be here as I used to love my job, but I am so burnt out and can’t quit as my pension is just too good and I’ve come too far. Golden handcuffs for sure.

In the meantime, because I still need to find a way to be happy(ish) in my day-to-day life for the next 9 years, I’m working on not caring as much about what people at work think of me. But that’s hard. I’m an overachiever by nature and really care about my reputation, but something’s gotta give.

Did I write this? 11 years to go to full pension benefits, 7 to health care benefits. I'll decide at the 7 year mark.

[Anonymous]

I experienced intense burnout in grad school (not exactly the same, but similar). For me, just continuing to push ahead worked. The burnout passed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m counting down the days to retirement - about 9.5 years away. I plan to retire the first day I’m eligible. Never thought I would be here as I used to love my job, but I am so burnt out and can’t quit as my pension is just too good and I’ve come too far. Golden handcuffs for sure.

In the meantime, because I still need to find a way to be happy(ish) in my day-to-day life for the next 9 years, I’m working on not caring as much about what people at work think of me. But that’s hard. I’m an overachiever by nature and really care about my reputation, but something’s gotta give.

Did I write this? 11 years to go to full pension benefits, 7 to health care benefits. I'll decide at the 7 year mark.

This is me too, I’m about 10 years away. And the last year felt so slow.

[Anonymous]

I'm a fed who's already hit more or less what my high 3 number will be. I plan to downshift at some point and go be a park ranger or some other job where I still get more years, but have way less stress away from DC.