Jewcan_Sam81

Account Executive

Extreme Burnout, Dead Ahead (and Inside)

Hey Savages, soooo I've been having some struggles doing my job. I show up every day with the intention of crushing it, but then i sit down at my desk and I'm deer in headlights, have no clue what I'm doing and can't even work and all I want to do is lie down.

I know it's a mental health thing and it's totally warranted considering how effed my company has gotten over the last year or two.

I also know a lot of the feedback on here will be "suck it up, idiot, this is the job" or something like "wow, you're not gonna make it in sales" which is weird because i've been doing it for about 10 years.

Anyone else experiencing symptoms of extreme burnout like this?

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Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

That may go beyond burnout. Do you have a therapist? If not, I'd like to gently suggest you speak with someone.
You have my support.

Jewcan_Sam81

Politicker

Account Executive

I appreciate you for saying that and totally agree. I've been talking to an executive coach, and the suggestion is look for another gig after a few months of work trying to fix it.
But I've been trying to find a new job and the job market is a total joke, so maybe just bad timing and things'll get better. Luckily I'm doing alright at my current gig and things are such a mess that I can lay low for a bit longer, but I'm just over it, you know?

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

All I can suggest is baby steps. Get small things accomplished each day. At least do something - it will keep you from getting inside your own head too much.

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

First off, I'm really sorry to hear that you're going through such a tough time at work. It takes a lot of courage to open up about your struggles, even on an anonymous platform.

Feeling like a deer in headlights and not knowing what you're doing can be incredibly overwhelming, especially when you show up every day with the intention of doing your best. It sounds like the stress and challenges within your company have taken a toll on your mental health, and that's completely understandable given the circumstances.

When I have this feeling I try to do something that will how re-discover my why and one to help with my stress level.

To help with stress I limit my phone use and social media, I prioritize doing things I like throughout the work day for me its going for walks and grabbing a coffee. If coffee gives you too much energy, switch to a non caffeinated tea. Make sure you are drinking lots of water throughout the day and getting enough sleep. When listening to music, have it be happier. Depressing music will make everyone sad so dont do it to yourself

With motivation, doing all of the above usually helps a lot. Especially just saying no time wasting apps during the day.

A big thing I do for motivation I stole from Daniel Pink

"Sleep and Wake up thoughts: On one side of a card, write the answer to “What gets you up in the morning?”. On the other side, write the answer to “What keeps you up at night?”. Try different versions of the answers till you are comfortable. Those answers would be your compass. And check if they are still true from time to time. If you are not able to arrive at a comfortable answer to it at all, that is a more fundamental problem to address."

This can help me think about why I chose sales and why I want to do well both short term and long term.

Jewcan_Sam81

Politicker

Account Executive

I really love this and thank you for the support. I actually haven't tried exercises like this so let me see if they work, appreciate you!

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

There is never a silver bullet that works for everyone, my advice is to play around with ideas until it works

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Is it just the job, or do you feel this way about everything in your day?

Jewcan_Sam81

Politicker

Account Executive

No the rest of my day is amazing. My family is awesome, my friends are great, my hobbies are fine, just the job

Jewcan_Sam81

Politicker

Account Executive

For added color, the RIFFs my company had were a serious gut punch and so many long time friends that didn't deserve got cut while managers that also didn't deserve it got promotions, title bumps, and pay increases (tale as old as time)

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

I'm sorry friend. This is not a fun spot to be in. Can you get training help at work? Or do you think you're just checked out? Either way have you tried silently looking for new jobs? This may help you get excited about your future ❤

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

That is stressful. Glad everything else is going great!

Jewcan_Sam81

Politicker

Account Executive

Nah, just super checked out. I've been actively looking, but the market is so weird. Everyone is waiting for the economy to tank, but all the reports from business news are that everything is booming, so who the hell knows what's going on with companies these days, you know?

Diablo

Politicker

Sr. AE

Sorry to hear that, tough situation that I have been through as well. We are our own best medicine and the healing takes time. I spend a few minutes every morning meditating and only bringing positive energy and find it to be very helpful.

Jewcan_Sam81

Politicker

Account Executive

I usually read or give myself like 45 minutes to play some kind of video game to turn my brain off

Justatitle

Big Shot

Account Executive

Reading what you have written, my advice is to look at yourself for a good time. your mindset is "suck it up idiot, this is the job" and I don't think that the majority of the feedback you get will be that. I believe the feedback you will get or at least my 2 cents is that it has to be something that you need to determine if the juice is worth the squeeze . I don't think there is any job out there where the employees go in jazzed up to be at work but you shouldn't be staring at your computer screen pulling a Walt Disney. There are other options and you shouldn't feel trapped.

Jewcan_Sam81

Politicker

Account Executive

Well it's not so much that I'm telling myself the suck it up thing, you just never know when admitting you're having a hard time to a bunch of salespeople how they'll react haha

Jewcan_Sam81

Politicker

Account Executive

But I feel you there, and seeking out other jobs is for sure on my agenda, but it is way harder than ever I've noticed, which maybe means it's just crappy timing

CPTAmerica

Opinionated

President/CRO

I think everyone faces this at one point or another in their career, to differing degrees. Highly recommend you talk to someone (therapist/counselor) about how you're feeling. No point suffering through this alone when there are really great folks that can help you sort through everything and set you up for success on the other side.

Jewcan_Sam81

Politicker

Account Executive

Yeah, and I this executive coach I'm working with, we're working through it but it's a rough process

pirate

Big Shot

🦜☠️ Account Executive

Yeah. I don't know find something meaningful in life. And outside work. That gives me the motivation to show up

Maximas

Tycoon

Senior Sales Executive

I feel for you,why don't consider a long time vacation to get the stress away!

TheQueenofDiamonds

Politicker

Account Executive

Yes, 100% can relate. When I joined my current gig, it was a dream come true, but slowly everything went to shit and now I am so frustrated. Taking a few interviews helps, just to see that yours is not the worst place (or find something better). Go with the mind set that you are only boosting your ego, end up jumping there- double win 🏆 Good luck!

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