The unlikely cure for burnout

This prompt reminds me a lot about my work and how stressful it can be at times; meanwhile, most people don’t get the fact that we who work get tired as well, but all they want is the perfect work.

I am a hairdresser, and I am sure that it is not new to most people who had read my article some time ago, and I am also sure some ladies would understand what I meant by the work can be so tiring and difficult sometimes because it all depends on what the customer wants to do.

Every work has its own bad side, and that is when the person working burns out all in the name of perfecting the work for their customers.

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One thing I always tell people is that once you don’t love what you do, you will be getting tired and exhausted easily while doing the work or whenever you wake up to prepare for the work.

I love what I do, and for that reason, I don’t feel sad waking up to prepare for work, and most times I am always happy whenever a new hairstyle is brought to me because it will give me the idea of the style in case someone else wants to do it.

I do get burnout at work just because it has to do with standing for hours; aside from that, it has to do with strength and a lot of thinking, and all that makes me burn out while working for hours.

What did I do to prevent burnout at work? The only way to prevent—or, let me say, to keep myself active and carried away from getting tired—is by talking. I deal with different ladies every day, and you all will agree with me that wherever there are plenty of ladies, there will definitely be something to talk about.

Though it might be a gossip topic lol, trust me when I say those gossips keep me active, and they give me the strength to keep working without getting burned out easily. At least I wouldn’t feel the tiredness until I get home in the night.

Before, I never knew those gossip helped me a lot, and that was when I first opened my shop, so I didn’t talk whenever I worked because I didn’t want to get involved in anything that people in the area would come and ask me later, but then I realized that I got tired easily because keeping quiet while working a lot was running through my head, and I made use of my energy to focus on the work while I was always rushing at the same time.

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Then one day, some ladies came to make hair, and one of them purposely asked for my opinion on the matter, which I gave without supporting or opposing anyone they were talking about. We started talking, and then I didn’t know when I finished her hair without getting exhausted, and since then I discovered that talking while working works magically for me. But then I made sure not to say what I am not supposed to say because ladies and gossip are like 5 & 6, and if care is not taken, you would say what you are not supposed to say in their midst.

Let’s just say talking while working prevents me from getting burnout when working, and it has been my only means of avoiding stress while working.