Red & Del discuss and reframe burnout as structural failure with heavy stats and personal anecdotes. This dense episode covers everything from staffing shortages, to the job market, to why teachers and doctors feel the pressure of this failure the most. 

SOURCES:

• https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2025/07/15/burnout-isnt-a-personal-failure-its-a-systemic-signal-and-a-call-to-lead-differently/
• https://medium.com/@MiraTheArchivist/title-burnout-a-systemic-issue-17f0a51504ea
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonwalker/2025/02/05/burnout-by-design-the-dirty-truth-about-how-employers-benifit-from-it/
•  https://corporate.bestbuy.com/2025/best-buy-reports-q4-fy25-results/
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9478693/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK552615/
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10905984/
• https://www.gallup.com/workplace/288539/employee-burnout-biggest-myth.aspx
• https://news.gallup.com/poll/393500/workers-highest-burnout-rate.aspx
• https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230628-why-unemployed-workers-are-so-burnt-out
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2025/03/31/the-tough-job-market-and-economy-is-taking-a-toll-on-our-mental-health/
• https://craftedstructural.com/understanding-structural-failure-causes-and-solutions/
• https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2025-01-24-fact-sheet-nonprofit-hospitals-tax-exempt-status
• https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-business/best-buy-starts-layoffs-still-expects-tariffs-hit-despite-sales-increase
• https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/11/24174810/best-buy-layoffs-sales-teams
• https://www.theglobalstatistics.com/literacy-rate-in-the-united-states/
• https://insights.wchsb.com/2025/07/03/crisis-in-american-healthcare-a-deep-dive-into-the-2025-hospital-layoff-wave/
• https://www.arda.org/about/

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