Comment by stiiv

I hope that people who suffer from exhaustion and a lack of breaks are setting realistic expectations for themselves, and not simply assuming that they need to push themselves to (or past) their limit. It is a rare manager who encourages you to work less, but it is (in my experience) a common manager who understands that breaks and self care are important. They just need to be reminded sometimes. You can push back, and a healthy organization will respect you for it.