Home/Work & Career/Workplace pretense/ThoughtI sat in the office until 9:42 PM tonight because Mr. Henderson wouldn't stop talking.workplace pretensesocial exhaustionanger suppressionShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI actually told a man with thirty years of experience that his scheduling system was "inefficient. …past self embarrassmentI been sitting in my truck for three hours now. …social exhaustioni actually cant do this anymore like im sitting here at 2am trying to finish this lit review but all i can hear is his voice echoing in my head from the 4pm call today.burnout denialHe thinks I’m pulling overtime on the bridge job. …financial hidingRelated ThemesAmbition shameBurnout denialCareer path regretImposter syndromeQuiet quitting guilt