00:00So when it comes to burnout, it's all about prevention, hopefully.
00:04Because as you said, let's avoid it.
00:06Ideally.
00:07Saving up a lot of stress and fatigue so that it's easier for us to bounce back or recover.
00:14Yes.
00:15So what are the main causes of burnout? What are the causes, especially in the workplace?
00:20For workplace burnout, according to the author and journalist Jennifer Moss,
00:25there are six causes or causes of burnout at work.
00:29The first is workload.
00:31So you have so much to do, so little time, or a very big task,
00:36but the deadline is in three days that you really can't do it.
00:40Even if you are the best organizer or you have the time management skills.
00:45Here, perceived lack of control.
00:48Sometimes, oftentimes at work, we need independence, we need autonomy.
00:55So if you have, let's say, supervisors or colleagues who tend to micromanage,
01:00tell you what to do, how to do it, and you can't do your own style,
01:05you can't do what you want, that's another factor for burnout.
01:09It makes you feel like you don't have freedom, you don't have a contribution,
01:13or you don't have a job.
01:16Another factor is lack of reward or recognition.
01:20So people who work hard, put all the effort, and then not appreciated.
01:26Naturally, it would make you feel not so motivated to work,
01:31or some people would get angry, sad, resentful,
01:36because you worked hard, you didn't get that reward that you deserve.
01:41Another factor is poor relations, and for Filipinos, that's very important.
01:47We are very sociable, social beings rather,
01:51so it's important for us to have good relationships with colleagues, supervisors,
01:56even our clients, our stakeholders.
01:58So if you go to work, we feel that we don't belong,
02:02or we feel isolated, discriminated, outcast, that's definitely a factor for burnout.
02:09The fifth one is lack of fairness.
02:11So when you see favoritism, bias, sometimes discrimination,
02:17or you're the one who's going to work, but your colleague isn't.
02:22That's not so fair.
02:24Also affects, of course, emotional and mental stress,
02:29and lastly, you don't have matching values with the workplace.
02:35So the work cultures go against your personal values,
02:39or basically, you have beliefs that you don't see in the workplace,
02:47or outright, your beliefs are different.
02:51So usually, these things, when they pile up, you slowly feel the burnout.
02:57Final question, Doc.
02:59What advice would you give to people who feel guilt,
03:04because finally, they'll have time for themselves.
03:10They're taking the first steps towards burnout, right?
03:13Prioritizing themselves, taking a bigger chunk of that pie for themselves.
03:19Filipinos are easily guilty of that.
03:22Right, right.
03:24What can you say to them?
03:26I'd like to reassure them that there's nothing wrong with taking care of yourself,
03:33because you are equally important than the people that you love.
03:37So taking the time is a form of self-love, self-compassion.
03:42Everyone needs that.
03:44Everyone needs for you to be happy and have a good life, happy well-being.
03:52You need to take care of yourself.
03:54You need to take the time to really attend to yourself and your needs,
03:59and there's nothing wrong with that.
04:01If you feel guilty, think of it as an investment for your own future,
04:07that for you to be well, you also take the time to pause and be with yourself,
04:12and that's okay.
04:14It's fine.
04:15You're okay.
04:16It's okay.
04:17It's fine.
04:18And no one's going to give you time, except for yourself.
04:23Right.
04:24You deserve it.
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