Episode 107 | 不想工作的社畜们 Corporate slave's burning out

About this episode

The episode discusses the phenomenon of burnout among corporate employees and how to recognize its symptoms.

Are you a 社畜 corporate slave, or more literally "company livestock"? Today we talked about burn-out, a seemingly more and more common thing around us. How can you notice symptoms or signs of burning out? If this podcast is helpful for you and you want to show your support, you can buy me a coffee here! I really appreciate your support! https://buymeacoffee.com/xinqing 免费的全文内容（汉字，拼音，英语翻译）在这里. Free transcript of the entire podcast with characters, pinyin and English translation:  https://www.yaya.press/doc/a9fbc09f-16c8-47fb-b5d2-790e58f1d2e9 =============== 牛马 | niúmǎ | ox and horse (metaphor for hardworking employees/drudgery) 打工人 | dǎgōngrén | worker; laborer (often used self-deprecatingly) 职业倦怠 | zhíyè juàndài | professional burnout 油尽灯枯 | yóujìn dēngkū | the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry (complete exhaustion) 榨干 | zhàgān | to squeeze dry; to drain (someone) of everything 贴切 | tiēqiè | apt; appropriate; fitting 比喻 | bǐyù | metaphor; analogy 疲倦 | píjuàn | tired; weary; fatigued 懈怠 | xièdài | slack; negligent; lethargic 松懈 | sōngxiè | to relax (one's efforts); to go slack 不理睬 | bù lǐcǎi | to ignore; to pay no attention to 麻木 | mámù | numb; insensitive; apathetic 使不上劲…

People in this episode

Host: Xinqing (Joanne)

Topics covered

• burnout
• corporate culture
• work-life balance
• mental health
• employee well-being

Keywords

• burnout
• corporate slave
• work culture
• mental health
• employee fatigue

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