So, she moved to the United Kingdom, hoping for a better work culture.
“I moved countries to escape a toxic work culture,” she revealed.
“I moved to the UK hoping for a better work culture.
They let me take extended time off work,” she recalled.When she finally consulted a psychologist, things started to become clear.
That made certain tasks harder and certain environments genuinely incompatible.The woman says she is thankful that she went to the UK.
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When work makes you question yourself
Moving to the UK
As a medical intern in India, she felt like she was drowning while everyone else swam. So, she moved to the United Kingdom, hoping for a better work culture. And then she found herself pushing harder and working ten times more. But something else changed. In the UK, they asked her why she was struggling.In a post shared on Instagram, a user named the soul next door, a young professional, spoke about the struggles she had during her medical internship in India. “I felt like I was burning out. I was struggling far more than my peers, but I didn't know why... Was I just weak? Was something wrong with me? Since then, I was terrified of being judged, so I did the only thing I knew how to do: work twice as hard... The more I pushed my body, the sicker I became,” she said.The burnout was real, and she thought it was all her fault. Her peers weren’t encouraging either. When illness struck, she expected compassion. Instead, she encountered indifference tinged with accusation. “Every time I fell ill, I didn't really receive compassion. I was shamed, accused of trying to avoid work, and told to come back as soon as possible,” the woman recalled.In hopes of a better-balanced professional life, she moved to the UK. “I moved countries to escape a toxic work culture,” she revealed. The UK seemed like a reset. A different country, healthcare system and set of expectations. A change in geography was supposed to change her relationship with work. But things only felt worse, at least at first. “I moved to the UK hoping for a better work culture. But the need to work ten times harder followed me there, and so did the illnesses. ”However, something shifted. When she fell ill again, no one asked when she'd be back. Instead, they asked why she was struggling. The question turned out to be life-changing for her. “They supported me. They referred me to an occupational psychologist. They let me take extended time off work,” she recalled.When she finally consulted a psychologist, things started to become clear. They diagnosed her with ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) and autism. “I had ADHD and autism, conditions that had been affecting me my entire life.” That’s when everything started to make sense. She wasn't lazy or deficient. She was wired differently. That made certain tasks harder and certain environments genuinely incompatible.The woman says she is thankful that she went to the UK. If not, the condition would have remained unnoticed. “Sometimes I think... if I'd never gone to the UK, I might've spent my whole life believing I was lazy or broken, living in constant burnout without ever knowing why. It makes me wonder how many of those struggling at work aren't failing at all… They just need someone to ask…”The woman’s story about constant burnout tells us something important: how many others could be struggling the same way she did? Perhaps only the right kind of support and acknowledgement could help them find the real problem underneath.
