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In the early years of hustle culture, overwork was worn like a badge of honour. Staying late meant loyalty, exhaustion meant ambition, and burnout was the invisible tax of success. But as we move through 2025, a quieter rebellion is underway. Workers are no longer asking only “How can I get ahead?" but “What is the cost of getting there?"

The phrase emotional debt has entered workplace vocabulary, the exhaustion that accumulates when mental and emotional strain outpaces recovery. Unlike financial debt, this one doesn’t show up in balance sheets but in sleepless nights, irritability, disconnection, and slow burnout. What this really means is that the modern professional isn’t just tired, they’re emotionally overdrawn.

The question now is not whether people can wor

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