- professional use
- Borderline acceptable โ used occasionally by startup founders or creators to humanize hustle narratives, but rarely by corporate professionals.
- post context
- Appears in 'authentic' LinkedIn posts about work-life balance struggles, burnout awareness, or 'it's okay not to be okay' thought leadership content.
- appropriateness
- Low-to-medium appropriateness. Safe in creative industries, startup culture, and mental health advocacy posts. Risky in formal or traditional corporate contexts.
- comment use
- Used to empathize on burnout-related posts. Signals 'I see you and I'm also suffering' in a professionally palatable way.