For those who can afford it, quitting has become the ultimate form of self-care
The latter part of the article, about &quot;The Burnout Society&quot;, maps much more to how I and others I know use the term. There was a period at my job where I was burned out -- but that ended when I decided that I was never going to achieve what I had hoped for the organization. I had become an &quot;achievement-subject&quot;, and just deciding not to be one largely removed the feeling of burnout.<p>My last day at my current job is Friday, after nearly nine years. I&#x27;m not leaving because of burnout, but because I no longer need the job (right now -- it&#x27;s not like I never need to work again) and it&#x27;s no longer rewarding in non-financial ways day to day.<p>While my time will be very lightly scheduled and contain almost nothing that looks like work, I do have goals for my time off and a rough timeline for when I&#x27;d like to return to work. Those goals would be very difficult to achieve (for me, not necessarily for others) while also working full time. I am the perfect example of someone quitting as an act of self care.