'Management was shocked': Boss writes employee up for discussing burnout in meetings, HR gives worker seven weeks of paid leave for burnout

In a workplace that supposedly prided itself on transparency and self-care, one employee discovered just how conditional that support really was. After losing two close family members, her productivity slipped. Which is understandable, we're all human. She did what the company preached; she spoke openly in one-on-ones about her burnout and asked for help.

Her reward was a formal write-up from her boss. Management accused her of causing stress among the team and using meetings inappropriately. The document even included timestamps of every conversation in which she'd asked for support. They told her, in writing, to stop bringing up burnout altogether.

So, she did. 

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