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Why Gen X is So Burned Out at Work
Why is Gen X so burned out at work? After decades of corporate America, constant connectivity, doing more with less, and watching work consume more and more of our lives, many Gen Xers are starting to question whether the tradeoff is still worth it.
My last YouTube video that published this past weekend on 8/16/26 and titled Why Gen X Is Quietly Done With Work, sparked hundreds of comments from people saying the same things: they’re exhausted, frustrated, counting the days until retirement, and increasingly unwilling to let work control their lives.
In this episode, I look at 8 reasons Gen X…
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