I work in sales and it's draining. Come home and literally have nothing left. My wife says I'm "checked out" during family time but like... I have no energy to engage. I'm not scrolling my phone (well, not MUCH) but I'm just sitting there. Anyone relate? How do you flip the switch?
Have you tried like, a hard transition activity? Not your phone, but something physical that marks "work done, home time starting"? Gym, 20min run, even just sitting outside for 15 minutes. Sounds stupid but it actually helped me context switch
Real advice: talk to your doctor about this. Not trying to armchair diagnose but sales burnout can manifest as total shutdown and sometimes that's a sign you need to take something seriously. Could be exhaustion, could be something else worth exploring
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Sales is legitimately brutal though. Like, your wife might not fully get that it's not just tiredness - it's a specific kind of emotional drain that comes from constant social performance. That said, she's got a point too. This is worth solving
The fact that you said "well, not scrolling my phone" while talking about having no energy tells me you're exhausted and also mildly depressed about it. That's fixable though. Look into what unhappy sales guys actually do - some switch to account management which has way less emotional labor