Melinda Gates: Corporate America must stop demanding we all be workaholics (businessinsider.com) 19 points by endswapper 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] Multicomp 8y ago ↗ Indeed - I'm all for doing an excellent job and making sure my work is clean, resilient, etc. but I am not going to let myself burn out like at my last job.
[–] WheelsAtLarge 8y ago ↗ True! Now that we are leaning towards a more automated future we need to enjoy the benefits it brings.Job burn out is a real thing. If workers don't have a balance between work and life, it leads to mental health issues.
[–] nulldereference 8y ago ↗ Kinda hard to take this seriously when her husband's company was a well known proponent of stack-ranking.
[–] quuquuquu 8y ago ↗ Thanks for the insight, Melinda.I really needed it, considering my former Microsoft manager personally laid me off because he just didn't like me.
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 17.8 ms ] threadJob burn out is a real thing. If workers don't have a balance between work and life, it leads to mental health issues.
I really needed it, considering my former Microsoft manager personally laid me off because he just didn't like me.