Who has defeated 'burnout'? How?

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  1. Protein Hauler

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    Get an otr job man!! Time to change scenery SNI is hiring!!
     
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    Dude!!! Do you realize the chemicals that are in that Fanta???
     
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    Actually the hourly pay was always a little lower, but the hours were regular, weekends, two 2 week vacations off & holidays. Now the hours are just below OTR but the pay is a lot less than OTR. I would make more per week TRAINING with Jim Palmer Trucking than my regular pay. I'm looking at OTR again to make more & break the monotony.

    I have as many years ahead of me to reach retirement age as I have been where I'm at.
     
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    5 hour energy does wonders for me.
     
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    That often depends on one's home life too. For some, their home life is more stressful than the job could ever be.
     
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    Good Lord, no wonder you're burnt out. I could never live like timing things down to the minute. I don't know how anyone can tolerate that for long.
     
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    True but too much work without time off isn't good either.There has to be a happy medium somewhere.
     
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    Reset your priorities....don't be afraid to speak to your boss, if doesn't work out....time to jump ship
     
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    Thank you.
     
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    I beat burnout by retiring. I use to get 6 weeks a year vacation and always could take a week off when I felt it coming on.
     
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