BOSTON, MA – A new study published in a special Christmas edition of the New England Journal of Burnout has unfortunately found that wearing a Santa hat on Christmas Day is not curative of career dissatisfaction or burnout.
“I initially had a big smile on my face when I put this big, red, floppy hat on my head, I mean, it is the holidays after all,” said ER attending Dr. Stephanie Stone, who is working Christmas for the fifth year in a row. “But five seconds into my work day, it’s like it wasn’t even there. Same old sh*t all over again, just with this f**king hat on my head.”
The study looked at several secondary outcomes and the news was no better there: they found that wearing a Santa hat did little to ameliorate let alone cure sleep deprivation, depression, anxiety, medical debt, and social isolation. If anything, they all got markedly worse.
“What a cute hat, we’re twins!” said nurse Derrick Jones, who was also donning an oversized Christmas hat, as he passed by Stone. Minutes later, Jones was overheard in the restroom having a good, long cry.
