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The end of burnout : why work drains us and how to build better lives / Jonathan Malesic.

by Malesic, Jonathan, 1975-

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University of California Press, 2022.

Malesic, Jonathan, 1975-

Burn out (Psychology)

American essays -- 21st century.

9780520344075 (hc.)

xi, 269 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.

"Jonathan Malesic is an essayist, journalist, and scholar, as well as a former tenured professor. In 'The End of Burnout,' Malesic traces his own history as someone who burned out of a tenured job to frame this rigorous investigation of how and why so many of us feel worn out, alienated, and useless in our work. Through research on the science, culture, and philosophy of burnout, Malesic explores the gap between our vocation and our jobs, and between the ideals we have for work and the reality of what we have to do. He eschews the usual prevailing wisdom in confronting burnout ('Learn to say no!' 'Practice mindfulness!') to examine how our jobs have been constructed as a symbol of our value and our total identity. Beyond looking at what drives burnout -- unfairness, a lack of autonomy, a breakdown of community, mismatches of values -- this book spotlights groups that are addressing these failures of ethics. We can look to communities of monks, employees of a Dallas nonprofit, intense hobbyists, and artists with disabilities to see the possibilities for resisting a 'total work' environment and the paths to recognizing the dignity of workers and nonworkers alike. In this critical yet deeply humane book, Malesic offers the vocabulary we need to recognize burnout, overcome burnout culture, and find moral significance in our lives beyond work."

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