JT & Dale Talk Jobs: 'I cannot participate in the hustle culture'

Dear J.T. & Dale: I’m in my late 20s, single, and I struggle with several chronic illnesses. I cannot participate in the hustle culture. I’ve had to quit my last two jobs due to burnout; then I nursed myself back to health. People keep telling me to “follow my passion” to avoid burnout, but I think that’s a load of crap. I need health care benefits and a good paying job to support myself.

DALE: So what does an employer want when they hire an employee? It used to be time, as in 40 hours a week for 40 years, with layers of management standing over you to make sure you’re working during those hours. Now, though, employees put in work, not time, and with little middle management, the employer is really buying your energy. They buy your effort like you buy electricity from your power company. And the high-paying jobs tend to go to high-energy employees. So there’s the rub.

People are also reading… J.T.: But there’s more here than that. First, the hustle culture is part of the problem in America today. That’s why you will never hear me as a career coach tell you to “pursue your passion.” For 20 years, I’ve helped people find greater career satisfaction. The solution is to find a problem that is bigger than yourself, one that you care about solving, and then use your unique gifts to do work that supports solving that problem. Easier said than done, I know.

Jeanine “J.T.” Tanner O’Donnell is a career coach and the founder of the leading career site www.workitdaily.com. Dale Dauten is founder of The Innovators’ Lab and author of a novel about HR, “The Weary Optimist.” Please visit them at jtanddale.com, where you can send questions via email, or write to them in care of King Features Syndicate, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson.

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