Burnout is predictable, which means it's also avoidable. If we know what to look for, we can see burnout coming. If we're willing to make changes, we might even prevent it from happening. That's why managers, leaders, directors, and other members of our community have to step up.

We often encourage and reward the very behaviours that lead to burnout. We applaud long hours. We encourage leaders to set ever-higher social change goals. We sneer at hobbies. We romanticize low pay and crappy working environments. This is burnout culture, and it needs to change.