what do you do when you feel burned out with your work?
By allamgirl
@allamgirl (2140)
Philippines
9 responses
@tanjunjie543 (11)
• China
5 May 10
I think your resigning means escape ~~maye be not a good idea..hehe
@emdyey09 (264)
• Philippines
6 May 10
@tanjunie543
I wasn't escaping. I was just miserable with the job. Imagine, you're overworked & underpaid, and your employer was not even appreciative of your effort and threaten to fire you if you didn't work on weekends. It was just to much. I am not a robot you know. I need rest.
@allamgirl
I could afford to quit then since I have enough savings. Just keep yourself motivated, the important thing is you get paid. Stay positive. It's all in the mind.
@Steinway (307)
• United States
7 May 10
I try to find a good hobby to take my attention away from the job. Me, I've done a little bit of crocheting, of course, I have the piano and that is a good distraction away from work. But, there is other things to that you might want to try like painting and artwork.
@allamgirl (2140)
• Philippines
8 May 10
well, i'm trying to learn how to play music. i'm teaching myself how to play guitar and drums. only when i get off from work, i'm so tired already that i just wanna lay down and fall asleep. :)
@allamgirl (2140)
• Philippines
11 May 10
yup, the thing is drums are really loud. and i like playing drums better than guitar :) but yeah, it's a really good form of distraction
@Steinway (307)
• United States
8 May 10
I know the feeling, but if you say to yourself I'm going to be on this instrument a certain time, try to stick to it. Me, I try to get on the piano after I had supper. And then I try to stay on it for an hour. It takes a lot of discipline and work when you are dealing with an instrument. But, it still is a good distration away from work.
@allamgirl (2140)
• Philippines
25 May 11
Yeah, it's either you suck it up and stay or decide to make a change and go.
@mavieserrano728 (670)
• Philippines
5 May 10
At times, I also feel burned out with my work. But I learned to manage it by having other things to do so that I won't get tired and bored with my work. I really cannot afford to lose my job because of the bills that needs to be settled monthly.
@ada8may21 (2405)
• Philippines
5 May 10
If I am burned out with my work, what I usually do is asked for my vacation leave. That is my escape everytime I am burned out. That would be the best time to relax and get some rest. I can only do that if I am out of town or out of the place that I am usually to.
After vacation I am back again with my work with a totally new person with fresh personality and character. Its good sometimes that we need to take a break from everything that we all worry.
@allamgirl (2140)
• Philippines
5 May 10
it's really hard to ask for vacation leave in my work, even if i do have the leave balance. i have to get someone to cover my shift, and sometimes even if we do get someone to cover our shifts, it still doesn't get approved. anyway, i just went out of town about a month ago and the refreshed feeling lasted for only about a week. :(
@ada8may21 (2405)
• Philippines
11 May 10
That would be sad to know, your company is so strict with the vacation policy. You seems really too exhausted with that job. Its no longer giving you a healthy lifestyles. Seems you are too much stressed out. If you have the chance to look for another job then I guess you need to do it. Its useless to stay in that job if you are too stressed out.
@allamgirl (2140)
• Philippines
11 May 10
i know. it gets me stressed out so much, but i just can't find a job that i would like. sometimes i think that it would be better for me just to quit even i have no other job that's lined up at the moment.
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
5 May 10
When i'm all burned out for the day, i take shower to take out my body heat to help me relax. Then i just lay down the bed while i sleep very peacefully until the next day. Best day ever.
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
5 May 10
When i'm all burned out for the day, i take shower to take out my body heat to help me relax. Then i just lay down the bed while i sleep very peacefully until the next day. Best day ever.
