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‘I want to resign, my job is taking my life’, shares employee: Have Indian workplaces normalised burnout?

“I am burnt out,” an employee recently wrote on Reddit, before listing his reasons with care, almost apology. A stable job, a good paycheck, trust from the organisation, and yet, “I’m losing my life to the long working hours, daily travels that take 3-4 hours due to traffic, office politics, high customer demands.”There is no…

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Matthew Mercer steps back from Critical Role livestream as the creator reflects on burnout and long-term creative health

Matthew Mercer (via Getty Images) Popular gaming voice actor Matthew Mercer has long been the face and guiding voice behind Critical Role’s iconic “Dungeons and Dragons” livestream. However, his decision to step away from overseeing the flagship livestream shocked many fans. For more than a decade, his creative brand of storytelling as the Dungeon Master…

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Richa Chadha opens up about work betrayals, burnout and starting over after two years |

Richa Chadha candidly shared her post-motherhood journey, revealing the mental and emotional toll of returning to work after two years. She spoke about professional betrayals and the pressure to monetize personal struggles online, advocating for authenticity over curated content. Richa Chadha has finally said the things most people in her position only whisper about. For…

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Exclusive | From ‘surviving on only rice and water in Russia’ to serious burnout before marriage: Vidit Gujrathi on life as a chess Grandmaster | Chess News

Vidit Gujrathi at FIDE World Cup 2025 (Photo credit: Michal Waluza/FIDE) NEW DELHI: The FIDE World Cup 2025 in Goa has entered its final stretch, with only four players left in the hunt for the crown and the top three guaranteed a place in the 2026 Candidates. While the on-board action has delivered its share…

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Deepika Padukone says Rs 500 crore spectacles no longer impress her after exit from Kalki 2898 AD sequel and Spirit; ‘We mistake burnout for commitment’ |

Deepika Padukone, who has been at the forefront of conversations around fair working hours and equal pay in Bollywood, says she has now reached a phase in her career where box-office milestones no longer define her choices. After exiting two major projects opposite Baahubali star Prabhas, the actor shared that even Rs 500-crore spectacles no…

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From emails at midnight to weekend calls: India’s burnout epidemic is getting worse and why no one’s switching off |

That late-night email before bed, the Slack ping during dinner, and the Saturday “urgent update” call, for many professionals in India, this routine never stops. The corporate world that once celebrated ambition is now showing cracks of exhaustion. The burnout epidemic in India is becoming an undeniable crisis in the workplace. According to a 2024…

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