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Rog From The Rock Finally Hits Pause

October 29, 2025 / 00:46

This episode discusses burnout, career decisions, and taking a sabbatical. The conversation includes personal reflections on feeling burnt out and the impact on work life.

One participant shares their experience of considering quitting due to burnout, mentioning feelings of losing their spark. They express the physical toll of getting up for work after 31 years.

During a meeting with their boss, Brad, they discuss the possibility of taking time off. They reveal that they have been offered a sabbatical for November, December, and most of January to recharge.

The episode highlights the importance of mental health and taking breaks in a long career.

TL;DR

A discussion on burnout and taking a sabbatical for mental health.

Episode

0:46
00:00:00
Have you ever seriously considered
00:00:02
quitting?
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>> We had a meeting and I was kind of ready
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to I was definitely thinking about it. I
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feel a little bit burnt out and I'm not
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just saying that I'm feeling burnt out
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now, but I've sort of been feeling burnt
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out off and on the last couple of years.
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She said the other day I've lost my
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spark a bit. So really Yeah. Yeah. And
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she's probably right. It's the physical
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side of it getting out of bed, you know?
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I mean, I'm not Everyone gets out of bed
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early, so don't think I'm complaining,
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but I've been doing it for 31 years. We
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did have a meeting today with the boss
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Brad. But what we do have a meeting
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about which I feel a little bit not
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funny about but a bit weird because I am
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having the next couple months off. I was
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sort of wondering what to do with the
00:00:33
rest of my career whether I'd finish end
00:00:35
of this year or come back next year or
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whatever I was going to do. So they
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offered me a sbatical. So I've got
00:00:40
November, December off and also most of
00:00:42
Jan. So, I mean that's just to recharge
00:00:44
the batteries

Episode Highlights

  • Feeling Burnt Out
    A candid reflection on burnout and the need for a break.
    “I've sort of been feeling burnt out off and on the last couple of years.”
    @ 00m 12s
    October 29, 2025
  • Taking a Sabbatical
    An unexpected offer for time off to recharge.
    “I've got November, December off and also most of Jan.”
    @ 00m 42s
    October 29, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • I've sort of been feeling burnt out off and on the last couple of years.
    Rog From The Rock Finally Hits Pause
  • I've got November, December off and also most of Jan.
    Rog From The Rock Finally Hits Pause

Key Moments

  • Burnout Reflection00:12
  • Sabbatical Offer00:42

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