How to Recognize the Signs of Burnout and Stay on Fire

How to Recognize the Signs of erschpfung and Stay on FireDont be the one who face-plants on the conference table because you failed to see the signs of your own exhaustionor start to hate your job because you need a break badly, but never thought to take one. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) Get your energy and motivation back before youre totally overwhelmed. Keep an eye out for these symptoms, learn to recognize them, and prepare yourself to stave off burn-out before it burns you.1. DisaffectionYoure getting snarkier and more sarcastic with every passing meeting. Little things you would have shrugged off last year are suddenly sticking in your craw. A few eye-rolls at the absurdity of corporate speak are fine, but if youre catching yourself venting your annoyance more frequently than usual, that might be a sign youre almost at the breaking point.2. FatigueYoure not just sleepy after the spaghetti you ate for lunch. Youre sleepy all the time. You wake up tired, get to the desk tired, go home too pooped to enjoy yourself. Youre never in the zone anymore.3. StagnationYoure not getting any pleasure out of minor victories or completed projects. You feel like youre working tirelessly, but nothing seems to go anywhere.4. BoredomYouve got a billion tasks on your to-do list and projects on your plate, but you just cant get past the boredom. You have a hard time engaging with your work.5. ProcrastinationWell, more procrastination than normal. Procrastination can actually be productive. But if youre catching yourself not working more than youre concentrating on your work, this may be a sign that you need a breather.6. Mystery Ailments and/or StressYou have a sudden onset of medically unexplainable headaches, stomach aches, or insomnia. The doctors say youre fine, but you feel terrible. Often these symptoms can be stress-relatedyour body telling your brain you need a breakThese arent the only signs you might be close to burn- out, but theyre a good start. Do yourself a favor and take a step back to evaluate. Take stock of which parts of your job are satisfying or annoyingwhat tasks you like and what is causing you stress. Take a bigger look at whether youre on track, not just in your job, but in your career. See if there are any steps you can take to be more engaged.Then, implement a plan for change. But dont forget to take some time off first Youll need the extra energy to push you through. Schedule a vacation, take a few more breaks per day, delegate tasks that arent holding your attention, and try and focus on the parts of the job that you still love.Its possible to work hard and relax hard you just have to plan ahead.How to Recognize the Signs of Burnout Before Youre Burned Out

If Stay-at-Home Mom Was a Profession, This is How Much it Would Pay

If Stay-at-Home Mom Was a Profession, This is How Much it Would Pay If people think being astay-at-home mom is a leisure gig theyre dead wrong.In fact, it is highly irritating to me when I hear people say oh, youstay home with your kids So what do you guys do all day?Excuse me what do I DO ALL DAY? I do everything all dayEasily, a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) is one of the most underrated, under appreciated, and overlooked zu nutz und frommenfessions on the planet. And yes, its a profession. Because in order to juggle as many hats as a stay-at-home mom does, youve got to be a downright pro.If youre not astay-at-home mom yourself, let me break it down for you here. Let me spell it out to you exactly what we do all day, and how much someone in the working world would make doing what we do on a daily basis.Housekeeper $12 per hourThe daily chores, cleaning, tidying, and organizing is usually all done by the SAHM. Between laundry, dishes, mirrors, toilets, countertops, floors, picking up toys, rearranging closets, cleaning out drawers, vaccuming, dusting, and so on its pretty much a never-ending cycle.On average, a stay-at-home mom will spend around4 cumulative hours cleaning the house per day.Chauffeur $13 per hourBetween going to and from school, soccer practice, clothes shopping, grocery store runs, and other kids activities a SAHM is, no doubt, a pro at driving a minivan. Not only is she driving this vehicle, shes also cleaning it out, finding dirty socks and missing shoes and hidden progress reports in between the seats on the regular.On average, a stay-at-home mom will spend around2 cumulative hours driving their kids around town per day.Personal Assistant $14 per hourYes a stay-at-home mom is basically a personal assistant for tiny humans. Mommy, I want some milk. Mommy, can you fix my toy? Mommy, I pooped Can you wipe me? I swear, if we got paid a dollar for every time we heard the word Mommy, wed be richer than Bill Gates.On average, a SAHM will spend around8 cumulative hours tending to the needs of their kids per day.Personal Chef $25 per hourBreakfast, lunch, and dinner. Sure, normally its easier to grab a quick bite for the whole crew from a drive-thru. But most of us stay-at-home moms cook and we cook a LOT. From pancakes and eggs in the mornings, to ham sandwiches for lunch, to spaghetti and salad for dinner, meals take lots of time and lots of love to prepare.On average, a stay-at-home mom will spend around2 hours cooking meals for their families per day.Teacher $27 per hourWe are constantly teaching our kids. Teaching them their letters, numbers, how to walk, how to speak, how to read, how toshare, how to play with others, how to memorize. And while some might not be homeschooling moms, teaching in some capacity is always something we moms are doing with our children every day.On average, a SAHM will spend around5 hours teaching their children per day.Life Coach $160 per hourThis one is the biggest one of all, in my op inion. Between teaching our kids how to set goals for themselves, be the best person they can be, treat others with respect, and see their value and worth in this life ALL moms find ourselves doing this for our kids all day, every day. We are their counselor, their mentor, their skills manager, their cheerleader.On average, a stay-at-home mom will spend around9 hours coaching their kids through life per day.So, lets add this up. Between being a housekeeper, chauffeur, personal assistant, personal chef, teacher, and life coach, a stay-at-home mom should make$1,811 per day,which equals to$12,677 per week,which equals to$50,708 per month,which equals to$608,496 PER YEAR.Yes. Those numbers sound fair to me. And that doesnt include also being a nurse, accountant, personal shopper, and more. PhewThis article originally appeared on Baby Chick.