i'm 26 and i don't have a dream job

burnout? i don’t have a dream job, i don’t dream of labor, and i don't aspire to have a career.

in this video essay, i share tips on how to fight burnout by exploring the growing epidemic that is ‘the yolo economy’: a newfound sense of freedom attained by millennials who quit their well-paying 9-5 corporate jobs to pursue post-pandemic adventures.

Should I quit my job? Do you ever think, I don't want to work a 9-5 anymore? More and more professional millennials are considering leaving their jobs to pursue their passions - should you? I’ll give you some tips on how to navigate this tricky situation.

Privilege has a huge role in this discussion, so I hope I am able to share my personal experiences on this topic through a queer, POC-lens

CHAPTERS ✨
0:00 intro
3:10 my journey so far
5:27 i’m good at my job… so why do i feel like this?
9:36 let’s talk about “lazy” millennials / zillennials
12:04 loneliness in the corporate world
14:27 hustle culture will consume you (and so will the corporate world)
16:54 what is the yolo economy?
20:54 let’s talk about privilege
23:21 the guilt of complaining as a poc
25:07 so, is quitting our only option? (my 5 tips to beat burnout)
26:17 tip 1
26:51 tip 2
27:38 tip 3
28:05 tip 4
29:35 tip 5
30:22 conclusion: what do you do?

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Articles Cited:
- How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation, by Anne Helen Peterson: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/millennials-burnout-generation-debt-work
- The Yolo Economy, by Kevin Roose: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/technology/welcome-to-the-yolo-economy.html

Additional YouTuber’s on this topic
- ‘Hustle Culture, Workaholism, and Toxic Productivity’ by Tiffany Ferg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAwCJAU2tjk
- ‘I no longer aspire to have a career’ by Katherout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKFypHcnGu4
- ‘I don’t don’t have a dream job’ by Lynette Adkins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qaeMPnX9Qo

Thank you!

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till next time besties x

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