This paper attends to the burnout recovery experiences of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and qualitatively explores how these individuals renegotiate, reorient, and recalibrate their work trajectories after burnout; an ambiguous and shocking event that has been shown to cause lingering disruption for both individuals and organizations (Salvagioni et al., 2017). We bring together conservation of resources (COR) theory and a sensemaking approach, illustrating how attention to sensemaking reveals the dynamics of resource allocation during times of disruption and loss; that is, the relational negotiation of protecting, investing, and fostering resources, including and importantly to burnout, a recognizable sense of recovery. Our rich qualitative analysis and findings reveal three sensemaking plotlines (Combative, Regenerative, and Promissory) through which rituals of resource management take place. Insights from this study provide a theoretical exposition for the post-burnout experience, illuminating the black box between burnout and recovery. We present a number of theoretical and practical contributions in developing the scholarly vistas surrounding (post-)burnout studies and STEM careers that better conceptualize (i) how marginalized members in highly instituted settings experience the aftermath of burnout and (ii) the broader implications this has for the sustainability of workforces.

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超越边缘：STEM 女性与倦怠后足智多谋的意义建构

本文关注科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域女性的职业倦怠恢复经历，并定性探讨这些人在职业倦怠后如何重新谈判、重新定位和重新调整自己的工作轨迹；这是一个模棱两可且令人震惊的事件，已被证明会对个人和组织造成持久的破坏（Salvagioni 等，2017）。我们将资源保护（COR）理论和意义建构方法结合起来，说明对意义建构的关注如何揭示在破坏和损失时期资源分配的动态；也就是说，保护、投资和培育资源的关系谈判，包括并且重要的是倦怠感，一种可识别的恢复感。我们丰富的定性分析和发现揭示了资源管理仪式发生的三个意义建构情节（战斗、再生和承诺）。这项研究的见解为倦怠后的经历提供了理论阐述，阐明了倦怠和恢复之间的黑匣子。我们在围绕（后）倦怠研究和 STEM 职业发展学术前景方面提出了许多理论和实践贡献，这些贡献更好地概念化了（i）高度制度化环境中的边缘化成员如何经历倦怠的后果，以及（ii）这更广泛的影响有利于劳动力的可持续性。