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Hey worklifers, today's episode focuses on burnout.

Although we recorded it before the coronavirus pandemic,

it features dedicated professionals who put their own well-being on the line

to protect and help those who are vulnerable.

In this difficult time, I hope the following information is useful not just for your job,

but also in understanding the pressures of other people's jobs.

I'm a person who gets stuff done like I always have never filed late.

I, you know, if something needs to be done, I do it.

My job is my entire identity.

Anne Helen Peterson is a senior culture writer at Buzzfeed.

She covers a wide range of topics from Hollywood to the White House.

And sometimes, when Annie writes a story,

the internet trolls come out of the woodwork.

I write articles for the internet, but I'm also told to kill myself that I'm fat

or that there's someone's gonna come and slip my dogs through.

Then she spent several months covering the midterm elections nonstop.

And something happened to her.

Oh, I burned out.

Burnout.

The sense of exhaustion that doesn't go away with a good night's rest,

or an annual vacation.

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