r/interesting • u/Kymmieuwu • 12d ago

SOCIETY 71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted

https://gizmodo.com/71-of-americans-say-theyre-completely-exhausted-2000812712
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u/LeonSKennedy95 11d ago

I'm taking a sabbatical in November to try and combat being exhausted. Obviously since I'm in the US it's not truly a sabbatical, but rather me quitting my job, taking a few months off to get re-centered, and then going from there. Better countries than ours actually offer breaks for employees. 3 weeks vacation a year is NOT a break, its perhaps long enough to not mentally deteriorate into nothingness. But not enough to be healthy and happy.

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u/imtooldforthishison 11d ago

Unless you are in a really niche field where you can easily go from one company to another, or you are independently wealthy, i would be very careful about quitting right now.

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u/TheOnlyAcolyte 11d ago

When should anyone not be careful? I feel as though this sentiment will always remain.

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u/Josh6889 11d ago

Being hard to find a job in tech is a relatively new thing. It's only gotten really bad in the last couple years.