Angry radio callers question why politicians cannot handle a few emails, while nurses and teachers are expected to soldier on. The view of boundless, selfless resilience reflects survivorship bias, because people who burn out and leave rarely remain visible. Severe burnout in a teacher’s 20s ended a teaching career, leading to a shift into scientific research and later trade union research roles with employers able to accommodate flexible working patterns. While flexible working in schools has logistical challenges, teaching jobs could be better designed if school leaders and politicians listened to those who leave. Parliament needs more in-house experience and respect for the workplace burnout crisis to improve employment policy and practice, and politics should dismantle ideal worker norms that restrict diverse leadership.
"Moreover, UK politics itself would benefit from dismantling its own ideal worker norms, which only impede access and the expression of diverse experience and insight in our national leadership."
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