by "404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
Published 06/07/2017 at 23:06
by "404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
Published 06/07/2017 at 23:06
Tags: Psychology
; Life Sucks
STARS: 0
I think first time in my life I actually feel burnt out.
It’s a very real thing.
Aside from public holidays, I haven’t taken a single day off since last year. Not even sick days. At most a few times an hour or two off work to go see the doctor or something.
My original course was to deal with a major project at work that lasts till July supposedly, so I didn’t plan on anything until the family trip in September. But the project kept getting held up by other teams, now it’s scheduled to end past September, threw a wrench right into the plan. I thought I could make it.
But lately I’m just so tired out, have to drag myself out of bed even try to get to work. The smallest thing can set me off and irritate me, internally I want to beat on something, just when my desk phone rings. Random intrusive thoughts worrying about this and that, I just couldn’t focus on one thing for more than a few minutes. I don’t even feel like doing anything outside of work, even stuff that I like to do. I actually felt I might go insane if I go on, almost borderline depression.
So I’m just going to take the next 2 days off. Planning on working on Kristin, get that paint cleaned up and detailed. Hopefully that can calm me down.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
06/07/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 2
Rest up. Sometimes you just have to take an I’m-sick-of-you day, or three.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/07/2017 at 23:15, STARS: 3
I’m-sick-of-you day
I like that description.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
06/07/2017 at 23:18, STARS: 2
Invented by the lab manager at my old job. We had a pact. If one of us ever left a message for the other to “stay home”, it meant stay away that day to avoid the spray of bullets, because one of us had finally snapped.
ETA: this was before people started actually doing that on a regular basis; so, it seemed funnier at the time.
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
06/07/2017 at 23:19, STARS: 0
Me too. Come summer I’ll do 10 hour days 6 days in row, but I get 1.5 time after 44 hours.
"Khalbali" (khalbali2)
06/08/2017 at 00:36, STARS: 0
Yeah I hear that, I’ve been at that point for a while now, to where it’s actual depression, I took 5 days off a couple weeks ago and was back at work 8 hours and back to feeling exactly the same. Hope yours is more relaxing than mine was, but you gotta do you before you can do work.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
06/08/2017 at 08:12, STARS: 0
Burnout is a real thing. Other than weekends and major holidays, I’ve had three days off since August 2015, and two of them were to travel a few hundred miles for my grandfathers funeral (good to go home, but not exactly a “relaxing vacation” given the circumstances).
Get some rest, hope you have some good weather & enjoy your time.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/08/2017 at 08:30, STARS: 0
Wow... almost 2 years, you certainly have it worse.
I can’t imagine how people work in Asia, their work hours are MUCH longer and they have less holidays.
My parents keep asking me to go back to Hong Kong, but deep down I know I can’t survive there after all these years. I’ve actually seen my sister getting agitated and shit from work, it’s just a different work culture.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
06/08/2017 at 08:43, STARS: 0
Yeah, I knew walking into it that the first couple years would be rough. Started a small body shop with a couple good friends, a painter and a body tech. We were fed up with being forced to fix stuff wrong and cut corners for shops that were after profit/buckling to insurance companies.
I spent a summer in Poland a few years ago. Everyone there was amazed at the lack of vacations we have/take in the US. Apparently damn near everything save for essential services shuts down for at least a couple weeks in July/August.
Right now I’m hanging my hopes on convincing everyone that taking Monday, July 3rd off and making a 4 day weekend is a good idea.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
06/08/2017 at 10:52, STARS: 0
I have today off as well until about 4 meet for a Timmie?
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/08/2017 at 11:27, STARS: 0
Where abouts? Thinking what to have for lunch right now actually, then go to the detailing store to pick up my top protectant.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
06/08/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 0
No real matter to me, I’m in tge young/hwy 7 area
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/08/2017 at 14:49, STARS: 1
I’m actually out east past Warden... might not have enough time before your next appointment?
Sorry didn’t see the reply till now.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
06/08/2017 at 14:53, STARS: 0
Ah, dont worry it happens.
I have to go to Keswick. In class for the weekend
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/08/2017 at 15:13, STARS: 0
I’m thinking maybe Oppo should start something like an official chat channel or something, like IRC, BBM(lol), maybe? A bit more real time and ways to directly message.
Could be handy in the future. Kinja isn’t exactly the best for this.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
06/08/2017 at 15:59, STARS: 0
There is a few. The Toronto oppo FB page has a chat. There’s a slack channel as well
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/08/2017 at 17:57, STARS: 0
Argh... I don’t use Facebook...