Am I nuts or is the lack of in person sales pit nonsense weighing on anyone else? Do I just need better vices?
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Anyone burnt out as fuck?
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Yeah I feel you on this one. I feel like all I do is sit around inside all day because Iโm still remote then after work Iโm still here. My one break is the gym and the weekends.ย
Yeah that is hard. Outside of sales I carry a small private therapy practice, almost all my adult clients have been struggling without clear lines set up anymore. The ones who seem to be doing the best with it are ones that made up their own breaks and variety to their day. For example, taking a walk as a "commute" before logging on or not letting yourself do personal chores during work time. Minor things that can help build some sense of separation between work and life.ย
Boston gets reallll small when you're couped up forever, doesn't it?
Yup
I signed a more expensive lease with less space for the huge upside of being one T stop from the office a week before the shutdowns started. My apartment feels more like a jail cell at this pointย
Same. Got laid off, grabbed a new job thinking covid would end. 21 minutes door to door on the subway through Boston. Now it doesn't matter. SMH and I'm still sitting here at home
Boston in rona time bloooows
Yup, I have a vacation lined up for a few weeks from now and am so excited.
I'm so sick of every conversation revolving around covid, restrictions, and vaccines. Sick of social distancing, masks, and even the smallest of errands being a giant pain in the ass. Sick of not getting to have sales celebrations, lunch with my co workers, or meeting up at a restaurant for a meal.ย
I'm so sick of every conversation revolving around covid, restrictions, and vaccines. Sick of social distancing, masks, and even the smallest of errands being a giant pain in the ass. Sick of not getting to have sales celebrations, lunch with my co workers, or meeting up at a restaurant for a meal.ย
yeah, but did you ever think of 'the new normal'?!
I thought these times were "unprecedented"ย
New normal deez nuts
yes, have you also considered "pivoting"ย
I prefer to circle backย
Next time try de-siloing and synergizing instead. Changed my life.
Zoom meetings fucking suck. I was lucky to have my company send us to a conference in Orlando in March which really jumpstarted me. Conference szn is around the corner so hang in there, it'll help a shit ton
If I never have to attend another virtual meeting again after all this BS I'll be in heaven.
Do you golf? ย It's one of the best ways I found to get exercise, meet people and indulge in a few vices.
Right there with you, hit that reset button everyday and do it all over again. Time for a vacation with no way to check in.ย
Do we just take up smoking darts?
Yeah it's helpful. Just make sure you limit it to 2 packs per day
Haha hookah for meย
Hard for me to admit I'm struggling and not in any form of control. Will need to start creating new habits and hobbies to get out of this state.
I feel you on this man, my company is in a weird state right now and working from home is great, but not travelling for work or seeing prospects in person is not helping.
Fuck yes....where in the hell did the last 14 months go?
Man I thought I was the only one feeling this. Work used to be my escape from home life and itโs now blended to one big pile of crapโฆ
Nah, the time and profession can do it to you. Take ample rest and turn up on the weekends
bingo
Count me in. ๐
Yup, I am. Been crushing sales all pandemic and have definitely been working more from home than when I'm in the office.
I actually miss the road events, travelling to new cities, dining on the company card, meeting new and interesting people while generating leads at the same time.
I'm taking 2 weeks to move early in June and need it. Just learned we have another kid on the way, so life will not be slowing down anytime soon. I know I'm fortunate in that I have the best reasons to succeed.
I actually miss the road events, travelling to new cities, dining on the company card, meeting new and interesting people while generating leads at the same time.
I'm taking 2 weeks to move early in June and need it. Just learned we have another kid on the way, so life will not be slowing down anytime soon. I know I'm fortunate in that I have the best reasons to succeed.
Congratulations on the pregnancy! You have a great attitude.ย
Thanks! I've learned that having a positive outlook will lead to positive outcomes.ย
Not burnt out but still a bit โmehโ at times.ย
things are starting to open up in the UK now though so that helps.ย
things are starting to open up in the UK now though so that helps.ย
hot boy summer babyyy
You know it!!! ๐ช๐ป
end of financial year coming up, shit's getting tiring realll quick.
anyone got any ideas for a quick and easy way to bounce back after burnout?
anyone got any ideas for a quick and easy way to bounce back after burnout?
If you can afford it, take a 2 week vacation.ย If you can't try 1 week and if you can't afford that take at least a few days to unplug and drive somewhere cheap and camp or something to get away and decompress.ย Read, listen to music, hike, do whatever you like to totally untether for a few days and turn all the work dingleys off.
100 Percent!
i feel less burnt out being out of the office than in it
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html
This article spoke volumes to me and my team last month. Take a read. You seem to fit the bill.
This article spoke volumes to me and my team last month. Take a read. You seem to fit the bill.
Super burnt out - working my ass off for the entire Pandy and it's finally all catching up to me.
I definitely feel burnt out. May just be an accumulation of all these years of cold calling
I feel burnt out after a couple hours of cold calling LOL
It's only a Wednesday but I feel tired as if it was a Friday afternoon. End of the month is mentally draining ๐ฉ
Very burnt out, was travelling for work and meeting people in person.ย Trying to keep my head on straight and remind myself of the days when I made fat commission checks.ย Dipped my toe in the hiring waters a bit and that's a shit show too.
We're still pretty locked down here in Canada and it is brutal.ย
I'm Canadian also, feels like we have some of the most restrictive measures in the world right now. Feels bad when NYC and LA are less strict than small town Saskatchewan or interior BC...ย
It is much harder to grind without the watercooler to blow off steam.ย
Yup, I totally feel you. Still working remote, it's so hard to not work ALL the time.ย
I'd always be the last person at the office, but when i left the office work STOPPED. Now that i've been working at home for over a year with my computer right near me, i don't log off until 10pm most nights. Sometimes later.
I've fully accepted that sales is no 9-5 job; and there's ALWAYS more that i can do/be doing. But lately it has been taking a toll. It's one thing to recognize I'm overworking myself, but another thing to do something about it. With a lot of things going on in work/personal life like most of us, i still find it hard to take my foot off the gas each day.
I'd always be the last person at the office, but when i left the office work STOPPED. Now that i've been working at home for over a year with my computer right near me, i don't log off until 10pm most nights. Sometimes later.
I've fully accepted that sales is no 9-5 job; and there's ALWAYS more that i can do/be doing. But lately it has been taking a toll. It's one thing to recognize I'm overworking myself, but another thing to do something about it. With a lot of things going on in work/personal life like most of us, i still find it hard to take my foot off the gas each day.
Definitely. It's hard when you're in your home, not feeding off the energy that's going on around you.ย Golf and exercise have been the best thing for me to do.ย Allows my mind to focus on other things for a little bit.
Impossible to disconnect these days!ย
YES
Take a vacation brother! Helps a ton
I just got back into tech after being out 2.5 years (worked at the family biz when Uncle passed) and I'm so fired up and rejuvenated).ย Sad reason, but positive outcome.ย If you have a safety net and can do something else or be somewhere else, I recommend it.
Every month.ย
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