For the past 2 years I’ve felt like a shell of my former self. I know that I can be a good communicator, organized and hard-working etc. but I feel like I’ve lost all motivation to try. It’s really impacting my job performance as I am not able to be proactive anymore. It’s also affecting my self confidence as I feel like I’m not useful to my team. It’s hard to find motivation since it feels like a vicious cycle. Also feeling very self conscious applying for new jobs knowing I am like this :(

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Agreed 👍👍 same. Across the board less motivation but continuously getting more responsibility which is causing burnout. -> more loss of motivation

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It’s a *PwC culture* thing.

You bought into the “We’re the best, we’re PwC, we’re Gryffindor! YIPPEEEE!!!” fantasy.

Turns out, it ain’t. You’re not. You’re sobering up. It’s not you- it’s them.

DM me for a referral.

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Sounds like the opening to a Norman Macdonald (rip) joke.

As as a former PwC’er myself I have to say that it’s a result of the culture there. I spent over twice as long as you and kept losing sight of me, hobbies, and joy for life. I’ve since moved to a boutique and am loving it. Happy to talk further via DM if you’d like.

Also the stigma about counseling is all BS. Talking to someone really helped me and I encourage you to look into it as well.

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