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Iraq conflict: Kurdish Peshmerga 'given deadline' in Kirkuk

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters say Iraq's central government has ordered them to surrender key military positions in the disputed city of Kirkuk within hours.

They said a deadline of 02:00 on Sunday (23:00 GMT on Saturday) was set to quit military facilities and oil fields.

Brief clashes also erupted between Kurdish forces and Shia militia backing the Iraqi government.

Tensions have been on the rise since Kurds held a referendum on independence last month, which Iraq called illegal.

The oil-rich province of Kirkuk is claimed by both the Kurds and Baghdad, though the two sides were recently united in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.

Kurdish Peshmerga forces took control of much of the province in 2014, when IS militants swept across northern Iraq and the army collapsed.

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The Iraqi parliament asked Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to send troops to Kirkuk and other disputed areas after the official referendum results – which overwhelmingly backed independence – were proclaimed.

The referendum was held in three autonomous provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan, but also in nearby Kurdish-held areas including Kirkuk.

The province, which bears the same name as the city, is thought to have a Kurdish majority, but Kirkuk has large Arab and Turkmen populations.

On Saturday, there was a brief outbreak of fighting near Kirkuk, with each side blaming the other, reports the BBC's Orla Guerin in Iraq.

Mr Abadi said last week he would accept disputed areas being governed by a "joint administration" and that he did not want an armed confrontation.

On Thursday, the prime minister and the Iraqi military reiterated that they had no plans for a military operation in Kirkuk and were focused on recapturing the last IS foothold in Iraq near the border with Syria.

But since then there has been a major build up of Iraqi forces around the city and Kurdish officials say the Peshmerga have been ordered to defend their positions "at any cost".

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California wildfires: High winds threaten to revive deadly blazes

California's fire protection chief has warned that devastating wildfires could worsen again over the weekend due to dry air and strengthening winds.

Ken Pimlott said several thousand extra firefighters deployed on Friday were fighting 17 separate blazes.

Northern California is suffering the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in the state's history, with 35 people dead and more than 90,000 evacuated.

The blazes have raged since Sunday, destroying an estimated 5,700 homes.

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Firefighters had made some headway on Friday, clearing dry vegetation and other combustible fuels around populated areas on the fires' southern flank.

But high temperatures and strong winds were forecast to return on Saturday, with gusts of up to 55 mph (90 kph) and 10% humidity.

"If new fires start they could spread extremely rapidly," warned Brooke Bingaman, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Sacramento, California.

"Those fuels are super dry right now. This also could cause problems for the current wildfires and the firefighters who are trying to suppress them."

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A total of 17 major wildfires have scorched nearly 222,000 acres of dry brush, grasslands and trees across eight counties in California's wine country.

The 35 confirmed deaths so far make the so-called North Bay fires the deadliest in California history – surpassing the 29 deaths in LA's Griffith Park fire of 1933.

And that figure is likely to rise, authorities said. As of Friday there were 235 people still missing in Sonoma County alone.

The huge fires have sent smoke and ash over San Francisco, about 50 miles away, and over some towns and cities even further south.

And the blaze has devastated businesses in the region, famous for its wine production. At least 13 Napa Valley wineries have been destroyed, a trade group said.

The owner of Paradise Ridge winery in Santa Rosa, Rene Byck, told the BBC that the blazes had destroyed millions of dollars worth of wine.

"We lost about 7,500 cases, 8,000 cases of wine… The wine in this building was probably worth around $4,000,000."

California governor Jerry Brown said he planned to visit the area with two US senators on Saturday.

"We'll keep working day and night with our local and federal partners to fight these fires and help residents get back on their feet in these trying times," he said.

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Ivory Coast crash: Four die when cargo plane plunges into sea

A cargo plane has crashed into the sea off Ivory Coast, close to Abidjan airport, killing four people and injuring six.

The wreckage of the turboprop plane, which was carrying ten people, was swept toward a beach where rescuers treated surviving crewmen on the sand.

All four of the dead are Moldovan while four French nationals and two Moldovans were injured.

Local police told AFP the aircraft had been trying to land when it crashed.

According to local news site Ivoire Matin one person was taken into custody after the crash. It is unclear if they are a member of the crew.

Reuters news agency reports that the plane crashed during a storm with heavy rain and lightning.

The plane was a Ukrainian-made Antonov chartered by the French army as part of its anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane, a French military source told AFP.

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Iran nuclear deal: Global powers stand by pact despite Trump threat

Global powers, including key US allies, have said they will stand by the Iran nuclear deal which US President Donald Trump has threatened to tear apart.

Mr Trump said on Friday that he would stop signing off on the agreement.

The UK, France and Germany responded that the pact was "in our shared national security interest". The EU said it was "not up to any single country to terminate" a "working" deal.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the US was "more isolated than ever".

"Can a president annul a multilateral international treaty on his own?" he asked.

"Apparently he doesn't know that this agreement is not a bilateral agreement solely between Iran and the United States."

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The deal, signed in 2015, is between Iran and six international powers – the UK, the US, Russia, France, Germany, and China. It imposed curbs on Iran's nuclear programme in return for an easing of international sanctions.

In a combative speech on Friday, Mr Trump called Iran a "fanatical regime" and said it had violated the terms of the deal. He accused Iran of sponsoring terrorism, and proposed new sanctions.

"We will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more terror, and the very real threat of Iran's nuclear breakout," he said.

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International observers say Iran has been in full compliance with the agreement.

China has not spoken since Mr Trump's speech but previously called on the US to preserve the deal.

Russia's foreign ministry said it regretted Mr Trump's decision but did not expect it to stop the deal being implemented.

What does Trump's refusal to sign mean?

Congress requires the president to certify every 90 days that Iran is upholding its part of the agreement. Mr Trump had already recertified twice, but refused to sign a third time ahead of a Sunday deadline. Congress now has 60 days to decide whether to pull out of the nuclear deal by re-imposing sanctions.

• Trump hands Iran chalice to Congress

Although some advocates of the deal had feared that Mr Trump would withdraw the US entirely, he has instead essentially referred the matter to Congress.

What changes does he want?

Mr Trump is seeking the end to the nuclear deal's so-called "sunset clauses", one of which allows for the lifting of restrictions on Iran's nuclear enrichment programme after 2025.

He announced treasury department sanctions on Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, which he called the "corrupt personal terror force of Iran's leader", and called for restrictions on Iran's ballistic missile programme, which is not covered by the deal.

Last month, Iran said it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile with a 2,000km (1,200-mile) range.

The president said that congressional leaders were drafting amendments that would curb Iran's ballistic missile development and eliminate expiry dates on restrictions to the country's nuclear development.

How did other key players respond?

Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said Iran was implementing the deal and was subject to "the world's most robust nuclear verification regime".

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European diplomats warned that any such unilateral changes to the agreement were likely to trigger the deal's collapse and a return to a nuclear standoff in the Middle East.

In other reaction:

• EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Europe and the world "could not afford" to terminate a nuclear deal that was working
• French President Emmanuel Macron assured Mr Rouhani of France's commitment to the deal in a phone call
• "This deal lives to fight another day and that's a good thing," said UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Mr Trump, who he said had "boldly confronted Iran's terrorist regime". Saudi Arabia also backed the US president's "firm strategy"

What has changed?

By Lyse Doucet, chief international correspondent

President Trump has recast the list of Middle East threats, with Iran replacing so-called Islamic State (IS) as Enemy Number One.

That world view is shared by his strongest supporters in the region, including Israel and Gulf Arab leaders who have long seen Iran as their primary threat, and a rival with vast sway across the Middle East.

They resented Washington's focus on the Iran deal during President's Obama administration. Like President Trump, they want to undo his legacy. The new approach imposes new sanctions but stops short of designating Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group – a step Iran says would be tantamount to a declaration of war.

The urgent question now is whether the new strategy will embolden Iran's hardliners including the Revolutionary Guards. Like US forces, they're involved in battles to defeat IS in Iraq and Syria, and may also see a new enemy.

• Europe ‘concerned’ by Trump Iran threat
• What do Trump's words on Iran mean for US/UK relations?

What is the nuclear deal?

Formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, it is designed to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon.

It lifted some sanctions that stopped Iran from trading on international markets and selling oil.

The loosening of sanctions is dependent on Iran restricting its nuclear programme. It must curb its uranium stockpile, build no more heavy-water reactors for 15 years and allow inspectors into the country.

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Syria war: Alliance poised for new assault on Raqqa

A US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters is poised to begin a new offensive in the Syrian city of Raqqa shortly, a commander has told the BBC.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) militants in the group's former stronghold for nearly four months.

Reports that IS are withdrawing from the city are untrue, SDF sources said.

But in a statement to news agencies the alliance said about 100 IS fighters had surrendered.

There was speculation that Syrian fighters would be allowed safe passage along with their families and injured.

But negotiations between Raqqa leaders and IS fighters failed after the latter insisted on leaving the city in a secured convoy with their light and medium weapons.

However, another report suggested that only foreign fighters remained in Raqqa after Syrian members of IS were allowed to leave with their families for unknown destinations.

Raqqa became the de facto capital of the IS "caliphate" whose creation was proclaimed by IS three years ago, attracting thousands of jihadists from around the world.

Enforcing an extreme interpretation of Islamic law, the group used beheadings, crucifixions and torture to terrorise residents who opposed its rule.

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Nouri Mahmoud, a spokesman for the Kurdish YPG militia which is part of the SDF, told Reuters news agency: "The battles are continuing in Raqqa city.

"Daesh [IS] is on the verge of being finished. Today or tomorrow the city may be liberated."

An activist group that reports on Raqqa, Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, said on its Facebook page that dozens of buses had arrived in Raqqa overnight, after travelling from the northern Raqqa countryside.

Civilians have been making dangerous journeys of their own to leave the embattled city.

Source – bbc.com

St Helena: Flights to remote Atlantic island begin at last

The first scheduled commercial airline service to the remote British island of St Helena in the south Atlantic is to land shortly.

A plane from South Africa is expected to touch down in the new airport, ending the island's reliance on a ship once every three weeks.

It is hoped the service, funded by the UK, will boost tourism and help make St Helena more self-sufficient.

But British media have dubbed it "the most useless airport in the world".

Built with £285m ($380m) of funding from the UK Department for International Development (Dfid), it should have opened last year but dangerous wind conditions delayed the launch.

After further trials this summer the weekly service between Johannesburg and St Helena was passed as safe.

St Helena: A remote, vital staging post

Airport opening delayed due to high winds

Up until now, the British territory has been one of the world's most inaccessible locations, only served by the ship from South Africa.

It is chiefly known as the island where French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled and died after his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

'New chapter'

An Embraer E190-100IGW aircraft operated by SA Airlink is due to land at 13:15 GMT on Saturday, carrying 78 passengers.

The flight is scheduled to take six hours and 15 minutes including a stop in the Namibian capital, Windhoek.

St Helena

British Overseas Territory

• Population 4,255

• Area 122 sq km (47 sq miles)

• Major language English

• Major religion Christianity

• Currency St Helena Pound (equal to British pound)

• Economy Agriculture, fishing concessions and tourism

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"I for one am getting really excited about the new chapter in St Helena's history," said St Helena governor Lisa Phillips.

"I am sure everyone will give this first flight a huge St Helena welcome."

Previously travel to and from the tiny island with its population of just 4,255 was only possible on the RMS St Helena, which took around six days to complete the journey from South Africa.

The ship's final voyage is scheduled for February.

White elephant?

St Helena relies on British aid of £52m a year and officials hope increased tourism will make it more self-sufficient.

"This is an important moment in St Helena's route to self-sufficiency," a Dfid spokeswoman said.

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"It will boost its tourism industry, creating the opportunity to increase its revenues, and will bring other benefits such as quicker access to healthcare for those living on the island."

According to a report in The Guardian, the island's diverse geology and wildlife, such as the whales that gather off its coast, may appeal to visitors, and it notes that Rupert's Bay harbour is being developed to allow cruise ships to dock.

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But "more flights will have to be added if the airport is to be deemed a success – and not an expensive white elephant", it adds.

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Canadian hostage Joshua Boyle says Taliban killed daughter

A Canadian held hostage by the Taliban has spoken of the group's "stupidity and evil", revealing they murdered his daughter and raped his wife.

Joshua Boyle spoke to reporters after landing in Canada with his wife Caitlan Coleman and children following almost five years in captivity.

They were captured while reportedly backpacking in Afghanistan in 2012.

Ms Coleman's father has said the decision to visit the dangerous country was "unconscionable".

• Who are the Taliban?

Both sets of parents have previously questioned why the couple were in Afghanistan in the first place.

"What I can say is taking your pregnant wife to a very dangerous place is to me and the kind of person I am, is unconscionable," Jim Coleman told ABC News following their rescue on Wednesday.

"I can't imagine doing that myself. But, I think that's all I want to say about that."

However, Mr Boyle told reporters at Toronto's Pearson International Airport the couple had been trying to deliver aid to villagers in a part of the Taliban-controlled region "where no NGO, no aid worker, and no government" had been able to reach when they were kidnapped.

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Ms Coleman was heavily pregnant at the time with their first child. This week, they returned with three children, all born in captivity, the youngest of whom is understood to be in poor health.

In his statement, Mr Boyle appeared to suggest they had had a fourth child, a baby girl who had been killed by their captors, the Taliban-aligned Haqqani network, as he also revealed they had raped his wife.

It was, he said, "retaliation for my repeated refusal" to accept an offer made to him by the network.

"The stupidity and the evil of the Haqqani network in the kidnapping of a pilgrim… was eclipsed only by the stupidity and evil of authorising the murder of my infant daughter," he said.

"And the stupidity and evil of the subsequent rape of my wife, not as a lone action by one guard, but assisted by the captain of the guard and supervised by the commandant."

The family were finally rescued by the Pakistani army after a US tip-off during an operation near the Afghan border.

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Initial reports suggested Mr Boyle had refused to board a US military flight out of Pakistan.

Mr Boyle was once married to a woman who espoused radical Islamist views and is the sister of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate, Omar Khadr. CNN suggested he might fear prosecution by the US authorities.

But Mr Boyle rubbished the reports after arriving in Canada.

He said the family were looking to put their terrible ordeal behind them and the couple were now hoping "to build a secure sanctuary for our three surviving children to call a home".

Source – bbc.com

MS-13 'gang leader' Blanco captured in Guatemala

Police in Guatemala say they have captured a leader of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, street gang.

They tweeted that Ángel Gabriel Reyes Marroquín, known as Blanco (White), was found in the town of Chimaltenango, 50km (31 miles) west of the capital.

He was reportedly wanted in connection with a gun attack on a hospital two months ago.

The gang operates internationally and was linked to the killings by machete of two girls in New York this year.

It originated in Los Angeles but has roots in Central America. It has a reputation for extreme violence.

One FBI gang specialist who has investigated the gang says its motto is "kill, rape, control".

• The story behind one of the world's most brutal street gangs

Local media report that the authorities believe Mr Reyes co-ordinated an armed attack on a hospital in August in which seven people were shot dead.

Police suspect the attackers were trying to free one of their leaders, who was jailed and in the hospital under armed guard.

In 2014 Mr Reyes faced charges including murder and was detained in a maximum security prison. Prosecutors reportedly believed him to be connected to the deaths of at least 287 people.

But he escaped, reportedly with the help of a group of people on motorbikes, while attending a medical appointment.

Source – bbc.com

Why Pinterest boss Tim Kendall takes a daily ice bath

When you think of the giants of Silicon Valley, Pinterest may not immediately spring to mind.

But with 200 million active users and a recent valuation of $12.3bn (£9bn), the platform that started out in 2012 as a quirky online scrapbook has quietly become a hot commodity for advertisers and investors alike.

Perhaps that's why Pinterest president Tim Kendall chooses to keep his cool with a daily ice bath.

And the BBC's Zoe Kleinman found out that's not his only unusual routine…

Zoe Kleinman: Is it true that you have an ice bath every morning?

Tim Kendall: I now have a freezer on my back deck that I put water into, and now I get into that because the bath with ice wasn't quite cold enough. So, it continues to escalate.

It's like people having coffee in the morning. It's a slightly more extreme version of that.

It gives me a lot of energy, wakes me up, resets my mind and my body. Our days are long and intense and I find that if I do it I feel better throughout the day.

My children love it. They like to talk to me while I'm in it, they ask how much it hurts, they dip their fingers in and then shake and say "Argh, it's so cold!" They're pretty entertained by it but I don't know how long that's going to last.

I do ask them every once in a while, "Hey, do you want to get in?" And they are very clear that they do not want to get in it.

ZK: You are renowned for always wearing a T-shirt with the word "Focus" on it. You're wearing one today – what's that about?

TK: It's a shirt that I've been wearing for almost five years. It's not the same shirt but it says the same word on it.

It started as a bet with a colleague of mine, seeing who could wear the shirt for longer. He and I kept wearing it and eventually I kept wearing it longer.

The whole point is that we philosophically think that if you do fewer things, you can do those fewer things much better than if you are spread across too many things.

It's important that we remind ourselves of that. Sometimes I'm not great at focusing but if I put this shirt on every day, in a small part it reminds me that I need to stay focused and remember to say "No" a lot, which I think most people – including myself – are not great at.

ZK: You don't allow laptops or mobile phones in meetings. Isn't that unusual for a tech boss?

TK: I don't stick to my own rules as much as I like to.

I think that in my experience, if you're having a meeting there's probably important information – hopefully. If it was set up thoughtfully, the right people are in it and the agenda is right, it should be content you should be paying attention to and if you're on your phone or on your laptop you are definitely not paying attention to it.

I've been in meetings where I've been on my laptop and I've missed critical information that I needed to hear, so we try to make it somewhat informal but a bit of a rule that we try to to follow, so we're all engaged with each other.

When you leave the meeting, get back on your laptop, get back on your phone. But when you're in the meeting, be in the meeting.

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“Sometimes you’re so emotionally drained that even sleep doesn’t do anything anymore. You wake up still tired. And it just doesn’t go away.” – Unknown

Most people have had the experience of not wanting to get up and go to work, either because they’re stressed out or overwhelmed by the amount of work they have to do. Usually, this is just situational and passes after the completion of a project or by the end of the day. There are times, though, that our work causes us more emotional stress than normal.

Have you ever wondered why?

That is people “are often so passionate about what they do, they tend to ignore the fact that they’re working exceptionally long hours, taking on exceedingly heavy workloads, and putting enormous pressure on themselves to excel—all of which make them ripe for burnout,” says psychotherapist and author Sherrie Bourg Carter, Psy.D.

When work is emotionally draining, it can cause a lot of unfortunate and unforeseen consequences. Thankfully, there are ways to pinpoint exactly whether or not work is causing you to be emotionally drained, and ways to turn it back around.

Here Are 5 Signs You’re Emotionally Drained At Work

1. You don’t want to go to work

Many people have a job where they would rather be enjoying a nice day outside or spending time relaxing at home. “In burnout, detachment is a general sense of feeling disconnected to people and your environment. But it also can take the form of detaching yourself emotionally and physically from your job and your responsibilities,” says psychotherapist and author Sherrie Bourg Carter, Psy.D.

However, when work is emotionally draining, getting out of the house and going to work feels like an uphill battle every day. Just the very thought of going into the office or the store where you work stresses you out.

2. Your job makes you feel anxious

When you’re at work, you feel nervous and anxious, along with all the physical signs from a racing heart to jumbled thoughts. No matter how hard you work, it feels like you’re constantly pressured to do more, do better, and nothing ever seems to be enough. Leaving working at the end of the day isn’t even a relief, because you know you have to go back.

3. You have no motivation

When work is emotionally draining, your motivation to do your day-to-day tasks sinks down. It feels like you have to force yourself to answer every email, or talk to every associate or customer. Even the work that you had once enjoyed doing is hard to accomplish, and nothing seems to help.

Or as speaker and author Joe Robinson states, “What used to fuel—pride, service, ambition, challenge, even money—seems meaningless. Belief, in the profession, achievement, anyone else, it’s pointless.”

4. You get sick more often

Stress puts a strain on our immune systems and makes them more vulnerable to cold symptoms and physical ailments.

According to Founder and CEO, AudienceBloom Jayson DeMers, “People who are suffering from burnout often don’t have the energy or drive to make healthy lifestyle choices. They may eat too much (or too little), choose unhealthy foods or stop exercising.”

Emotional drainage is a type of stress, and when you’re emotionally drained by work, you may experience aches, pains and cold symptoms more often than before. It may feel like you have a cold every other week.

5. Not even clocking out makes you feel better

For most people, clocking out and going home is a time where they can just forget about work until the next day. However, when work is emotionally draining, it means that you’re more likely to take the stress of your work day home with you. When you get home, you still feel anxious, wound up and stressed out.

Here Are Ways To Reverse Feeling Emotionally Drained

If these signs sound like you, then work is definitely starting to be emotionally draining on you. Quitting your job and looking for a new one isn’t always the answer, especially if jobs are scarce where you live. So, learning how to healthily reverse the damage of emotional drainage is the best way to go about it.

Wait it out

If you know that the situation at work is temporary and is likely to change soon, perhaps due to a peak season, you can find healthy outlets while waiting it out. Talking to a counselor, a family member or a friend can help you deal with the feelings while you’re waiting for the situation at work to pan out.

Learn to say no

If your issue at work is that you have too many projects, it’s time to learn how to say no and value your time.

Organic-food pioneer, Paul Huljich says, “The difficulty that we often experience in saying No, in being true to what we really want, can be a significant cause of stress. By learning to say No to whatever is detrimental to your well-being and instead following your innermost feelings, you will experience a strong sense of contentment in your life and in the decisions you make.”

If you need help completing all of the work that’s being given to you, making sure that the point is brought across to your supervisors will be beneficial. If you take on more work than you can handle, your emotional state and your work will both suffer.

Learn to be good enough

Perfectionism can be the root cause of your emotional exhaustion. If you’re trying to make every bit of your work perfect instead of getting it done, you may need to learn when to accept that your work is done and move on to the next project. Focusing your energy on the most important tasks can make your work go by easier so you’re less drained and stressed.

Talk to your boss

If the situation at work is due to a co-worker who is making you feel emotionally drained, the best thing to do is talk to your boss in order to rectify the situation. It may not feel good to go to your boss because you may feel as if you’re causing drama, but it’s more important that you’re able to do your job well and not become emotionally drained while doing so.

“It takes courage to admit to your boss that you’re not working at full capacity. Don’t throw yourself on your sword, don’t blame him or her, and don’t wait until it’s too late,” says speaker, author, trainer, and consultant Dr. Steve Albrecht, PHR, CPP, BCC.

Final thoughts

Many people are stuck at a job that they don’t enjoy, but there are more ways to handle it than just up and leaving. While it may be an option for some people, it isn’t an option for everyone. Knowing the signs of being emotionally drained at work will make it easier to figure out how to best deal with it. Once you’re able to come up with a solution, you’ll be able to reverse the situation and continue with your job without the added stress of being emotionally drained.

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References:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/high-octane-women/201311/the-tell-tale-signs-burnout-do-you-have-them
http://www.worktolive.info/blog/bid/357306/the-7-signs-of-burnout
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/high-octane-women/201205/where-do-you-fall-the-burnout-continuum
https://www.inc.com/jayson-demers/10-signs-you-re-headed-for-burnout.html
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mind-wellness-awareness/201211/learn-say-no
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-act-violence/201410/burned-out-your-job

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