Career · FORTUNE
Fortune #41
Caution
If weeks of fatigue change your attention or daily life, examine actual workload and seek support rather than calling it a character flaw.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“การสร้างอาชีพไม่ใช่แค่การหยุดพักชั่วคราวไม่กี่ครั้ง แต่เป็นการเดินทางระยะยาว จงรับผิดชอบงานของคุณและดูว่ามันจะช่วยให้คุณประสบความสำเร็จได้มากกว่าที่คุณเคยจินตนาการไว้ได้อย่างไร”
— แมรี บาร์รา
ประธานและประธานเจ้าหน้าที่บริหาร General Motors
- Person
- Mary Barra
- Source work
- GM CEO Mary Barra Says You Should Own Your Job, Not Rent It,10 September 2025
- Source text
- Building a career is more than a few temporary stops; it’s a long-term journey. Own your job and watch how it enables you to accomplish more than you ever imagined
STORY & REFLECTION
Fatigue that made mornings harder
Guidance-based illustration · Fatigue that made mornings harder
Illustrative scene: A worker who once began tasks easily now stares at the screen and keeps thinking about work after going home. They tell themselves they are not diligent enough.
They record hours and added tasks and find they have been covering an absent colleague. They discuss priorities and staffing with the manager and seek health support if the symptoms continue.
WHO's workplace mental health guidance discusses workload, control, and support as relevant conditions. Adjusting work and seeking help is more useful than treating strain as a character flaw.
Sustained fatigue is information about work conditions and health, not evidence of lesser worth.
Reflection
Sustained fatigue is not a character flaw.
A small action today
Track workload and speak with a manager or professional.
A question to reflect on
Over recent weeks, which part of the workload or your well-being has changed most?