I joined the workforce in the early 2010s when hustle culture was at its peak. We all strived to be #girlbosses, with our side hustles and cape blazers. Indulging in hobbies during our free time was considered a cardinal sin, and the general consensus seemed to be that you didn’t deserve a pay rise if you weren’t OT-ing at least twice a week.
Not surprisingly, the term “burnout” became part of our professional lexicon a few short years later. It was pretty reflective of what I felt back then as a young PMET.
If I could go back in time, I would tell my naive 24-year-old self that, unfortunately, hard
