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To me it seems like a mindset issue rather than a predisposition - having gone through it. Employment is mostly about taking on the burden of someone else's st
by malsun 11y ago
To me it seems like a mindset issue rather than a predisposition - having gone through it.
Employment is mostly about taking on the burden of someone else's stress and handling it. When your stress becomes too much the employer hires peers and perhaps gives you some minions to make things better.
If you were never taught how to manage stress and your family hasn't ingrained stoic values into you (because they themselves were never taught them) then the body is going to become overwhelmed, give up and switch into protective mode, also known as burnout, anxiety, depression, breakdowns etc.
- markeroon 11y agoI think it's both. I mean, just look at the variance in response to caffeine that people have. The nervous system clearly comes into play in all this.
- singingfish 11y agoI got made redundant rather than minions. Good outcome for me. Less good outcome for the startup staff I think.
- jd_routledge 11y agoGreat comment - thanks for sharing. I think I agree - it's not just about the environment you work in (although I think certain environments bring it out more), it's a certain type of personality/mindset maybe.