Half the office has mentally checked out for the holidays and I’m still drowning in deadlines. I feel like I’m pulling the weight of three people while everyone else is scheduling cookie exchanges. Anyone else fighting burnout this season?

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I’m just trying to finish the last couple of “must do” items then I’m checking out too

This is my office as well. Not to mention there are so many people out on vacation that we are already working with a skeleton crew. People forget that work still has to go forth during the holidays.

I've got the usual deadlines, but it feels worse just because I'd like to be checking out. This has been a rough year all around and I'll be happy to put it behind me. Of course, it's like the old poem about the snowy evening, promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep (or party as the case may be).

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