Two years ago, Briana landed her dream job as an editor at a major news Web site. Her new bosses threw her into the deep end right away — and the 29-year-old Lower East Sider, whose name has been changed for professional reasons, found herself regularly working 12 straight days. After a year of all-work-everything, Briana started to feel so drained that she couldn't do her job properly — and her social life suffered, too.
"I was so exhausted that I couldn't think clearly, and I didn't have the physical or emotional energy to hang with my friends, either," she recalls. "And the worst part was, I started to resent the very gig I'd worked so hard to get in the first place." As a result, she made a lateral move to a different, not-as-impressive-on-paper Web site last spring, and says she couldn't be happier with her choice.
Briana's struggle is real — and very widespread these days. "Commonly referred to as workplace burnout, it's often characterized by being overwhelmed constantly," explains Ben Fanning, author of the new book "The Quit Alternative: The Blueprint for Creating the Job You Love Without Quitting," released in October. In fact, recent research from the online statistics portal Statista found that 69 percent of adults listed work as their No. 1 source of stress in 2013. Some other signs of burnout: You may find yourself too depleted after work to be present with other people, you may lose your temper more easily than before, you may not remember the last time you felt satisfied at work and you may fantasize about quitting, Fanning continues. In other words, your sanity gets completely out of whack.
But while it's tempting to just quit and jet-set off to some tropical island for the year to reboot, that's not realistic for most people. Luckily, there are ways to handle burnout without giving two-weeks notice — namely, stop as much of it as you can before it starts. Read on for five ways to stay in the career game without going insane:
Make it a combo
Rather than trying to eliminate life stuff entirely, clump it together so you kill two or more birds with one stone.Photo: Shutterstock.com
One of the reasons it's so easy to burn out is that you're trying to do so many things throughout the day, both personally and professionally. But rather than trying to eliminate life-stuff entirely, it helps to clump it together so you kill two (or multiple) birds with one stone.
"For instance, you might bring your child or neighbor or friend on a company-sponsored charity walk," explains Dr. Stew Friedman, director of the Work/Life Integration Project at Wharton Business School and author of the new book "Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life." That way, you're not running all over the place and tiring yourself out — and you're still crossing off everything on your to-do list.
Schedule regular dinner dates at least once a week
Hitting happy hour with people who bring you up — not down — can help you cope with job burnout.Photo: Getty
You may not be able to quit your job and run off to Jamaica, but you can certainly hit a bar or restaurant once a week for a good meal, coffee or cocktail — or even host a dinner party at your place. The key is to spend time with people who bring you up — not down — and don't make you feel even more overwhelmed than you already are.
"Seek out positive people who make you a little more hopeful or inspired after you're around them, and ask if they want to hang out once a week," says Fanning. Whatever you do, avoid people whose sole mission is to complain; they will only make you feel more stressed.
Crowdsource
When you're freaking out at work, remember your friends and family are in your corner — and they may have solutions you might not think of on your own.Photo: Shutterstock.com
When you're freaking out at work, it's easy to get wrapped up in your own head and think you're heading toward doomsday. But remember: Your friends and family are in your corner — and they likely have solutions you may not think of on your own.
"Take the most creative people in your circle out to lunch, describe your problem, and brainstorm ideas about how to solve it," Friedman says. "Then, try out the best ideas, see what worked and didn't work, and adjust accordingly." It sounds simple, but your friends have different perspectives than you do — and, thus, may be able to see your work situation more clearly than you can.
Schedule a you-time vacation at least once a year
Going on a relaxing vacation helps you recharge your batteries and see things with a new perspective.Photo: Getty Images
In today's increasingly around-the-clock work lifestyle, it can be hard to find the time to take a vacation. But do it — not just for the experience, but for your sanity. "Getting away helps you recharge your batteries and see things with a new perspective," says Fanning.
In other words, going on a hiking trek in the woods can help you realize that you're a part of something so much greater than yourself — and that big-picture perspective can help you not freak out as much when your computer crashes at work for the umpteenth time.
Take up a new hobby or side hustle
Carving out hours for a new hobby makes you more productive at work in the long run.Photo: Alamy
Always wanted to try spinning? Painting? Photography? Go for it. It may seem like you don't have time, but in reality, carving out hours for something new makes you more productive in the long run. "Exploring something totally different from your day job energizes you," explains Fanning.
So even though you're technically doing more, you end up being more productive when you return. Plus, having somewhere you have to be — yoga at 6; Spanish class at 7 — makes it more likely that you'll leave the office on time. And that's something worth bending over backwards for.
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