Issue #42: "You can't deny burnout" and other…

[Amy Mitchell]

Oh Kax, I'm so glad you are back and writing! Thank you for sharing your story.

[Kax Uson]

Im so glad to be writing again. THIS was therapeutic ❤️❤️❤️ and thank you for being so supportive on threads ❤️ i appreciate you!

[Xenia Avezov]

Incredibly well put! I do not think this is exclusive for product folks but it’s def more the case. What you say about identity correlated with achievement I am sure resonates with a ton of people. And we are all in various stages of waking up to the cool aid capitalism and patriarchy. Thank you for sharing this ❤️

[Kax Uson]

hi xenia! thank you so much! and you're absolutely right, this is definitely not exclusive to product folks. and it's a problem that can exist for everybody. but i am so so so so glad that a lot of us starting to demand better conditions for our lives.

[Aakash Gupta]

Thanks for sharing your story! I don't mean to make things worse for women in product, but instead help young and aspiring PMs see the reality!

[Kax Uson]

hi! thanks for sharing your perspective :)

and i absolutely did not think that there is any intention to make it worse for women in product. but i do think that:

1. the reality is highly contextual

2. and the context that this version of reality exists can be problematic.

there's also a great opportunity to encourage young and aspiring PMs to challenge this though ;)

[Mike Watson]

We missed you and are glad to read things are getting better. Thank you for sharing your journey - a lot of us need a reminder that burnout is real.

[Kax Uson]

Im back!!! I missed you all too! Thank you!!! ❤️

[chhavi]

❤️❤️

[Kax Uson]

❤️❤️❤️

[Camilla]

Just sending you a big hug! Being aware might be only the first step, but is also the most difficult one.

[Kax Uson]

Thank you!! ❤️