burnout szn
Burnout szn is the recurring period — often coinciding with finals, Q4, holiday work crunch, or any extended high-output stretch — when collective exhaustion peaks and everyone around you is visibly running on empty.
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Burnout szn is the recurring period — often coinciding with finals, Q4, holiday work crunch, or any extended high-output stretch — when collective exhaustion peaks and everyone around you is visibly running on empty. It's not one person's burnout; it's the cultural moment when burnout becomes the dominant shared experience in a group, workplace, or online community. During burnout szn, productivity content gets replaced by 'rest is productive' reassurances and everyone's posting about needing a break they won't actually take.
It's officially burnout szn at the office — three people called in 'sick' this week and two more just handed in resignations.
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