Home/Work & Career/Burnout denial/ThoughtI am paying a stranger in a different time zone twenty dollars an hour to tell me when to eat and which email is the priority. Is that pathetic?burnout denialprocrastination shameworkplace pretenseShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI just paid my virtual assistant to tell me what to do tomorrow, every single thing, down to calling my mom and picking up groceries and that’s when it hit me—I can’t even run my own life anymore. …ai dependencyMy virtual assistant. …ai dependencyLike, I’m supposed to be this grown-up freelancer, making my OWN money, choosing my OWN hours, but I’m totally failing at the most basic stuff. …ai dependencyi make art stuff right. …ai dependencyRelated ThemesAmbition shameCareer path regretImposter syndromeQuiet quitting guiltSuccess sabotage