Currently, we are trapped in a weird professional delusion where we are confused about tiredness and success. Stress, an alert that our bodies are designed to serve as an alarm, has now become a symbol of high status.
In every workplace there are two types of rules. The first are those written down in the employee handbook, policies and onboarding documents. The second are those never written or rarely spoken but everyone can feel them deeply.
On a typical working day you open your laptop with a determination to finish one important task. Before you even start, meeting notifications pop up on your screen and suddenly you are working on three different tasks at once without consciously choosing to.
For decades, work culture followed a particular pattern – fixed hours, hierarchical structure, long commutes and how long you stay at your desk. Then Gen Zs entered the ground and the whole script changed.
