{"id":21103,"date":"2021-05-26T10:27:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T17:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=21103"},"modified":"2021-05-26T10:27:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T17:27:29","slug":"student-editors-letter-burned-out-or-not-change-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2021\/05\/26\/student-editors-letter-burned-out-or-not-change-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Editor\u2019s Letter: Burned out or not, change is here"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Sweden, a person can go on sick leave for burnout. If you\u2019re feeling chronically burnt out, it\u2019s fine, take some time off. It\u2019s yet another nod to the beginning of the end of the American dream, capitalism, and many other systems bordering on geriatric.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, in a community group I\u2019m part of on Facebook, someone shared photos of a fully stocked fridge. Turns out, you can follow @communityfridgevictoria on Instagram if you\u2019re in need of food (hit it up at 2725 Rock Bay Avenue, where the community fridge is). That sort of thing needs to happen more and more in a world that\u2019s becoming more and more expensive, it seems, by the month. As such, the feasibility of supporting yourself without being in debt for the rest of your life diminishes.<\/p>\n

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Camosun’s Interurban campus in May 2021, during COVID-19 (file photo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Countries in Europe with shorter work weeks have higher rates of overall happiness. The pandemic has given us an opportunity to take note of that, and to take note of what is really important to us. The pandemic has also exacerbated the burnout phenomenon, according to a recent article in The New Yorker<\/em>. The pandemic has exacerbated the burnout because many of us are living one way\u2014with a degree of freedom, ease, and scattered focus\u2014yet the systems are still telling us to live the old way.<\/p>\n

One thing is ringing true: people are tired. People are tired, people are tired, people are tired: how many times do we have to scream it?<\/p>\n

Maybe when that work email dings at 1 pm as you\u2019re emptying the dishwasher or holding your toddler, try answering when it\u2019s convenient for you instead of dropping everything to get back to it immediately.<\/p>\n

If I can convey one message to struggling students, it\u2019s this: you\u2019re not alone. So, post a message on your online support groups, apply for a bursary, a food hamper, or assistance. It’s time to restructure a broken world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Sweden, a person can go on sick leave for burnout. If you\u2019re feeling chronically burnt out, it\u2019s fine, take some time off. It\u2019s yet another nod to the beginning of the end of the American dream, capitalism, and many other systems bordering on geriatric. Over the weekend, in a community group I\u2019m part of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webexclusive","category-views"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t