Serious question, why do people act like being busy is a personality now?

I was grabbing coffee this morning and overheard a lady on her phone bragging about how she hasn't had a weekend off in 3 months. She sounded proud of it, like it was some kind of badge. Meanwhile my crew just wrapped up a rough job replacing a main line under a slab in 90 degree heat, and I was happy to clock out at 4. Since when did running yourself ragged become something to show off? Anyone else notice people wear burnout like a trophy these days?

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emma_burns962d ago

Exactly, we turned exhaustion into a competition nobody should want to win.

olivia_morgan82d ago

Three months without a weekend off? That's not even physically possible without your body starting to break down. I'm not saying that to be dramatic, I'm saying it as someone who has literally watched coworkers collapse from exhaustion. The human body isn't built for that kind of sustained punishment, no matter how much caffeine you pump into it. And the fact that she was bragging about it on the phone like it was a promotion or something is just wild to me. That's not a badge of honor, that's a slow motion train wreck. When did we start confusing self destruction with success?