Description |
xxvi, 276 pages ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266) and index. |
Summary |
"An incendiary examination of burnout in millennials-the cultural shifts that got us here, the pressures that sustain it, and the need for drastic change"-- Provided by publisher. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Our burnt-out parents -- Growing mini-adults -- College at any cost -- Do what you love and you'll still work every day for the rest of your life -- How work got so shitty -- How work stays so shitty -- Technology makes everything work -- What is a weekend? -- The exhausted millennial parent -- Conclusion: Burn it down. |
Summary |
While burnout may seem like the default setting for the modern era, Petersen argues that burnout is a definitional condition for the millennial generation. It is born out of distrust in the institutions that have failed us, the unrealistic expectations of the modern workplace, and a sharp uptick in anxiety and hopelessness exacerbated by the constant pressure to 'perform' our lives online. She examines the phenomenon through a variety of lenses, and offers a galvanizing, intimate, and ultimately redemptive look at the lives of this much-maligned generation. -- adapted from jacket |
Subject |
Burn out (Psychology)
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Mental fatigue.
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Generation Y.
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Burn out (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst00841904
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Generation Y. (OCoLC)fst01737863
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Mental fatigue. (OCoLC)fst01016330
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Genre/Form |
Social Sciences.
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Informational works.
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Added Title |
Can not even |
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How millennials became the burnout generation |
ISBN |
9780358315070 hardcover |
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0358315077 hardcover |
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9780358561842 trade paperback |
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0358561841 trade paperback |
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9780358316596 electronic book |
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