I climbed the career ladder and got my dream job at 30 - then I hit burnout

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Image source, TCOLS Studio Image caption, Jo said she felt like someone had flipped a switch in her brain By Gemma Dunstan BBC Wales Published 31 August 2026 Updated 5 hours ago Jo Hooper spent her 20s trying to climb the career ladder, quickly rising through the ranks with promotions and pay rises. "I loved being good at it," said Jo, a former communications professional. But just after she landed her dream role at 30, Jo struggled with burnout and had to take time off work. Burnout , external is recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a state of physical and emotional exhaustion. Recent statistics show 22 million working days , external were lost in Britain because of work-related stress in 2024-25. Jo, now 39 and based in Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan, said: "I wanted to be a head of communications by the time I was 30, which I did by doing all things you'd expect, working long hours, saying yes to everything including mad things like taking my bo...

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