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SHARING IS CARING #39 ¿Estás quema@?
A few months ago, I met two of my oldest friends for a coffee. I've known them both since we were teenagers, one of them even longer.
They both started working quite early on the careers they had chosen for themselves.
One of them is a nurse, who later became a midwife (matrona), and has been lovingly helping mothers deliver their babies for over 10 years now.
In fact, she assisted me in my two children's births. I always say she's "my oxytocin" (if you've had children you know what I'm talking about...)
The other one, a vocational high school teacher, has been teaching and inspiring teenagers to learn for more than 15 years.
Do you remember that teacher in high school who motivated you in a special way? The one teacher who seemed to understand you? That's her.
Both my friends enjoy their jobs.
However, in our conversation that day, they both confessed that they wouldn't mind trying something else for some time.
Probably, professional burnout is inevitable.
I wouldn't know... (yo no sé decirte).
Although I have been teaching for over 15 years now, I have changed posts often and taught people of different ages (from university to young children), or even changed the teaching environment (first face-to-face, now by email and online teaching).
In fact, I haven't stayed in the same job post for longer than 6 years in my life, for better or worse.
How about you?
Do you feel burnt out at work?
Me cuentas, si quieres.
If you want to understand a bit more about why we get tired of our jobs, here's a reading suggestion:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/06/burnout-epidemic-work-lives-meaning
I hope you will have a lovely weekend, my friend.
It seems autumn is finally here. Grab a blanket and a good book and enjoy the cold weather, if possible, in front of a fireplace.
Take care,
Elvira
Hi! I'm Elvira
No tienes tiempo para el inglés, pero... lees tus correos electrónicos diario o casi, don't you? No te pierdas mis pildoritas de INGLÉS ATÓMICO. Si te apuntas abajo a mi lista, legan directas a tu correo electrónico.
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