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Same with "Self-care" - are you burning out at your job? Do you need a break? Clearly it's because you are failing at "self-care", not because your job is stressful or unreasonable. It pushes the onus back on the worker to put up with whatever the job demands and frames the worker as the one failing.

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Whenever I see advice for "self-care" or "mindfulness" I can't help but think of a pimp telling a prostitute to use more lubricant and use antibiotics if she complains about infections and pain.

It's not a genuine attempt to solve the root cause; so much as a way to alleviate symptoms just enough so they can keep ruthlessly exploiting the employee.

i disagree, are you expecting someone else to take care of you? Are you expecting someone to cook you a healthy meal as well? Are you suggesting handing over the welfare of your mind and body to someone else? Health ( physical and mental ) is on you to maintain.

Of course not - and that "cook meals" feels like a straw-man. I'm expecting a company to admit if the last few weeks have been full of crunch and have some flexibility when people say they could use some recuperation time, not have a meeting emphasizing the importance of self-care and expecting people to carry on as normal.

i upvoted your response, that makes a lot more sense to me.

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