Something I try to remind colleagues of regularly: celebrate every small achievement!

Maybe too late to be useful, but yes: or if you are not comfortable doing so, talk to the programme coordinator and they can challenge on your behalf.

Sounds much the same as UK universities at the moment....with the addition of a few universities having huge financial problems... So highlighting that most staff are completely overloaded with work is met with "at least you still have a job, unlike 400 staff at university X"

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