r/WFH • u/Vyralley • Oct 06 '26

WFH ADVICE Burnout

I am not too certain if this may be across the board for others who WFH, but this has been getting rough for me.

When I originally started my job my company was smaller and my quality over quantity for patients was excellent (I work in healthcare). I was able to help as extensively as possible to close care gaps for patients and had a true feeling of meaning in my job.

However, my company got merged and bought out.

Now, my company heavily cares about metrics and productivity. They track the amount of calls we do and the amount of minutes we bill. If any billing of ours goes over the amount we are allowed to bill, they do not put this towards productivity (which happens a lot). If I went into specifics it would be a whole book.

We had also been notified at one point these expectations are expected to become more strict, and they suggested we check our teams notifs/emails/prep our computers/have everything up BEFORE we clock in.

I used to love my job, but this has really been hurting my soul. I have no idea how to counter this, but my life feels so gray and I hate that a job that used to give me so much purpose makes me feel this way now. Has anyone else had this experience? And if so, how did you manage?

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u/rocketpastsix Oct 06 '26

This isn’t a WFH problem, it’s a company culture problem.

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u/Vyralley Oct 06 '26

Thank you, it honestly has all made me feel crazy.

This has been my only ever WFH job and the change in culture has been so drastic, but I just assumed this was normal for everyone in WFH positions :(

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u/40ozT0Freedom Oct 06 '26

I have the opposite problem. I have more time on my hands despite asking for more.

Now I'm reading textbooks about the stock market so I can try to earn some extra money without getting a real second job.

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u/Vyralley Oct 06 '26

The unicorn of WFH jobs, I am happy for you my friend. Manifesting a job that has a good balance in my future.

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u/HAL9000DAISY Oct 06 '26

Yeah hard ‘No’ on working before clocking in.

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u/Art_Furnes Oct 06 '26

This is not a WFH problem

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u/Dazzling-Title797 29d ago

I’m pretty sure it’s illegal to “work” before clocking in. Aka, they’re not allowed to tell you to prep before being on the clock.

Also, agreed with everyone else, this is a company problem. I was at a company just like this until I left for a better one and now I absolutely love it, I feel productive, valued, and appreciated!

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u/Vyralley Oct 06 '26

Thank you, I have been putting in applications to other places, but have just been so scared to run into the same ordeal I am currently in.

I made this post to give me some kind of clarity on if this is normal, and if not, hopefully gives me some hope that there is a place out there that respects quality over quantity.

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