They call you a “Resource”.
You are a person. Let’s start there.
For years they handed you a language built to make you doubt yourself. “Circle back.” “Bandwidth.” “Onboarding.” “Align on next steps.”
Here’s the translation so you can start to detox and stop wondering whether you’re the crazy one in the room. You’re not.
The room is crazy.
50 terms, translated back into plain human.
Lands in your inbox in about thirty seconds.
“For twenty years, I spoke a language that wasn’t mine. This is me translating it back. For both of us.”
PETRA PIPERATI | BURNED OUT DIARIES
You are not burning out.
You already did.
You know the exhaustion that lives behind your eyes at 9 AM on a Monday. The Sunday dread that starts at 4 PM on a Friday. The smile you put on for the all-hands call. You know exactly what I’m talking about.
The Burned Out Diaries is where we stop calling it “a challenging period” and start calling it what it actually is.
You’ve been here. All of it.
YOU’VE THOUGHT THIS
“This meeting could have been an email. That email could have been a Slack message. That Slack message could have been a thought you kept to yourself.”
YOU’VE SAID THIS
“I don’t have the bandwidth for this right now.”
YOU’VE GOOGLED THIS
“off-grid cabin listings in Europe, South America, Australia, anywhere.”
Burned Out Diaries
A Manifesto.
- We believe in the power of “no.”
- “Hustle” is a four-letter word.
- Success is measured in moments of peace, not promotions.
- This is group therapy. With more swearing and less unsolicited advice.
Chapter Two – Unlearning their language
The language they gave you, translated back into human.
SYNERGY
[noun]
Asking three people to do the job of one while everyone stays late.
CIRCLE BACK
[noun]
I have no answer for you, I’m overwhelmed, and I’m hoping you forget you ever asked.
BANDWIDTH
[noun]
The finite amount of soul I have left to give this company today before I start looking at off-grid cabin listings.
ALIGNMENT
[noun]
A polite hostage situation where you agree to a deadline you know is impossible just so the meeting will finally end.
ONBOARDING
[noun]
The process of slowly realizing you’ve made a terrible mistake.
PIVOT
[noun]
We have absolutely no idea what we’re doing and we’re hoping this new buzzword hides the panic.
50 terms. Complete edition. Yours free, below.
What you actually get
The Corporate Jargon Detox.
50 terms decoded, from “bandwidth” to “E.O.B.” The phrasebook HR forgot to give you.
The Burned Out Diaries.
Twice a week. One honest entry, one thing you can use. No hustle, no homework, no “you’ve got this.”
A room with No Jargon in it.
People who survived the same meetings. Less advice, more recognition.
You’ll also join the Burned Out Diaries. It’s free and you can unsubscribe any time. We won’t guilt-trip you about it.