I Thought Burnout Couldn’t Happen to Me, But Then It Did

And I worry my friends are on the same path

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When I started at a hyper-growth startup in San Francisco, I was brimming with excitement. I would wake up eager, happily rushing to start my workday in the morning.

I rarely pushed back on work requests and found time to do everything asked of me plus additional…