I am at that point in sales where I make decent money but feel completely drained. How do you say you want better work-life balance without sounding lazy? I love selling ... I just do not love how it is consuming my whole week.

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Tech and telecom sales — great commissions, terrible sleep schedule.

Honestly, I said it just like that. I sat down with my boss and told her I needed better wlb or I was going to have to look for something new. At the end of the day, our job is not our entire life.

That’s a brave way to put it, and probably what I need to do too. I keep hoping the burnout will fix itself — spoiler, it doesn’t. Time to have the awkward chat.

It's weird, isn't it, that wanting a little time to live our lives is considered lazy. We got something so, so wrong as a society. There is nothing wrong with setting boundaries and wanting to protect your personal time, and how other people perceive that is their issue and not yours.

Exactly! Somehow “I need a break” turned into “you’re not dedicated enough.” I love the job, just not the part where it eats my weekend and my sanity.

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