How to do it without losing your mind

:jazz-passion: :funny-clown-hammer: :body-without-sex-organs: :pain:

I hope this isn’t too doomer. I have about a dozen people helping me do one-on-one’s and social map, which I think is unusual this early in. We’re all way overworked and everyone’s frustrated. There’s a certain amount that I can collectivize that frustration and express solidarity. I’m also trying to remind people to not run themselves into the ground and that this is a marathon not a sprint.

All that said, I’m still playing a leadership roll and need to put on a happy face as much as possible. I can’t tell everyone I’m straight up going crazy and feeling like quitting. A few more weeks and more people can help unload more of the work. I can manage feeling like quitting for a couple weeks and the feeling should pass so I can continue on without burning out.

I appreciate everyone here letting me scream into the void a bit

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7 points

Thank you for the work your doing I’m proud of you :)

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Thank you, friend :ancom-heart:

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venting isn’t doomer! you’re doing the people’s work out there, Comrade.

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I’m a super antisocial guy so all I can do is cheer from the sidelines :kitty-cri: :rat-salute:

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I’m also super antisocial. After all, I’m here (jk, kinda). I just stopped giving a shit if I lost my job after it looked like I might need to start looking for work anyway.

The work is very formulaic. I can build relationships within a social constraint no problem. It’s unstructured relationships that are hard. I don’t have trouble reading people. I just don’t get much out of it in most circumstances. So maybe it sounds a little manipulative, but it’s very much about not putting people in a bad position and protecting fellow workers.

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