'Caring as much as you do was killing you'. We need to talk about burnout in the arts

  • Written by: Katherine (Kate) Power, Lecturer in Management, School of Business, The University of Queensland
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Burnout is an occupational hazard in many people-focused jobs. People in these roles routinely go “above and beyond” for the benefit of others – often in the face of funding cuts and policies that make their work harder than it needs to be.

Since COVID-19, concern has grown about burnout in the arts and...

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