Why Gen Z Feels Burnt Out and CEOs Are Sending Emails Like Elon

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Lemonada Media

Business, Management

4.2 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of WORK, Erika unpacks the growing misuse of the word “burnout”—and why it’s becoming dangerously diluted. From Gen Z’s “rat people” rebellion in China to Elon Musk’s fiery back-to-office mandate, the episode explores the tension between hustle culture, generational work values, and what it really means to be burnt out. Erika also reflects on not measuring yourself by your old yardstick - whether it’s body image, past success, or unrealistic work standards and how to move forward with purpose. With practical wisdom, irreverent humor, and a teaching segment on the Charisma Wheel, this episode is a must-listen for anyone navigating modern work life.

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0:00.0	Lemonada.
0:05.7	Hi.
0:07.6	Hi, Jessica Rose.
0:09.1	Hi, how are you doing?
0:10.1	Jessica Rose is stressed right now.
0:11.6	So just for anybody listening to this, good morning.
0:14.8	Good morning.
0:15.1	And Jessica Rose is stressed.
0:17.0	We're recording this before.
0:18.4	We're having our pastry box event.
0:20.7	And we're having a good discussion. It's the first time we have done this here. It's a big learning. Kind of. Yeah. I guess like this. Yes. Yeah. So your stress level is like what, a 12 out of 10? No. I think this morning, if you would ask me, I was like like, tweaking out. Okay. Now I think I'm.
0:38.5	You're back.
0:39.1	Yeah.
0:39.5	Well, because now I'm, like, on top of it all.
0:41.5	Okay.
0:34.6	Again, you know what I mean? Like, I think everything is. Did you stay for the ad event yesterday? No. I went straight out. Oh, okay. I was like. You're like I'm done. Okay, what are we doing this week?
0:35.9	Okay, so this week.
0:38.2	All right, Monday, I'm going to Fox.
0:39.6	I love going to Fox.
0:40.5	Have I ever told you this?
0:56.5	I love, love love love love going to fox one it scares me a little bit because i'm like
1:01.7	you're always so good on it though no well i get scared because i sit outside and then i'm like
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