There’s no beating around the bush, people’s relationship with work is in crisis. We’re tired of hustle and grind culture and some of us are even feeling physically exhausted from doing the bare minimum at work. As spring has officially sprung, I’m wondering, are we slowly coming out of hibernation or do we need more than a season change to get over 'The Big Tired’?

Complaints about work aren't anything new, but the discourse around them is changing and hard to escape these days. The buzzwords du jour ‘Quiet Quitting’ and ‘The Great Resignation’, are all over news articles and trending on social media. Bleak portrayals of the illusion that is the work/life balance are running themes in our favourite TV shows (I’m talking about Severance and The Bear). And recently in politics, New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern stepped down stating she “no longer has enough in the tank to do the work justice. It's that simple."