Wild Ideas Worth Living · Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Sunny Stroeer described a pivotal moment that led to her resignation from consulting: completing a project that required working 43 hours straight, resulting in acute burnout. This experience highlighted the fluidity and unprotected nature of her personal boundaries.
“The moment I decided to walk away from my job was when I handed in the final deliverables on a project that completely broke my back and essentially just put me deep, deep, deep into burnout.”
“I had a project where I worked 43 hours straight, literally started on a Tuesday morning, didn't go home until Thursday morning...”
“And the result from it was that I just found myself in acute burnout.”