great exhaustion

Surviving the Great Exhaustion: Hustle Culture’s Final Invoice

Neha / April 23, 2026

1 in 2 Australians burned out in 2024-2025. 83% of UK Gen Z frontline workers report burnout symptoms. 21% cardiovascular disease increase. 12.36% permanent earnings loss. Here’s the sarcastic but research-grounded breakdown of hustle culture’s final invoice — and what recovery actually requires.

Surviving the Great Exhaustion: What Hustle Culture Actually Did to Us

Neha / April 22, 2026

82% of the global workforce is at risk of burnout. 80% lack the time or energy to do their job. Burnout costs the U.S. economy $322 billion annually. The Great Exhaustion is not a personal failure — it’s the predictable outcome of hustle culture meeting a workforce that ran out of reserves. Here’s the full breakdown.

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