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IS BURNOUT REAL?
Last week, the World Health Organization upgraded
burnout from a “state” of exhaustion to “a syndrome”
resulting from “chronic workplace stress” in its International
Disease Classification. That is such a broad definition that it
could well apply to most people at some point in their
working lives. When a disorder is reportedly so widespread,
it makes me wonder whether we are at risk of medicalizing
everyday distress. If almost everyone suffers from burnout,
then no one does, and the concept loses all credibility.
By Richard A. Friedman
I'm sure the author's generation also experienced
workplace stress. However, his generation also
experienced real economic stability and socioeconomic
gains. There was a light at the end of the tunnel. Currently,
we are working tirelessly towards what ends? There doesn't
seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel. The burnout is
psychological and existential as much as it is physical.
Anna B. – New York, June 4, 2019
(Adaptado de https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/opinion/burnout-stress.html.
Acessado em 16/09/2020.)
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