Seattle's favorite burnout club

BURNT OUT in SEATTLE

A meetup for mid-career people who are tired, uninspired, and ready to do something fun, analog, and weird about it. No networking. No icebreakers. No pitching.

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01About

What is this?

A community for people in Seattle who are mid-career, sort of burnt out, and want to do something about it that doesn't involve optimizing, networking, or LinkedIn.

What we do

We get together and do fun, analog, creative things. Risograph printing. Pottery. Weird art. Whatever sounds interesting and has nothing to do with your job.

What we don't do

No networking. No icebreakers. No pitching. No "what do you do?" Nobody cares about your title here, and that's the point.

Who it's for

You don't have to be in tech. You don't have to be "burnt out" in a clinical sense. If you're tired and want to make something with your hands around other tired people, you're in.

We started this because we were tired of everything feeling like a side hustle or a professional development opportunity. Sometimes you just want to make something ugly and feel okay about it.

02Events

APR TBD

Risograph Printing Class

Seattle, WA · Details coming soon

First meetup!

Our first event. It's analog, it's weird, and you probably have no idea what it is (we didn't either). Risograph is a form of stencil printing — think screenprinting meets photocopier, with beautifully imperfect results.

Limited spots available. Join the waitlist and we'll send you details when the date is locked.

MAY ???

TBD — You tell us

Got an idea? Let us know below

We're figuring this out as we go. If you've got an idea for a meetup — pottery, letterpress, darkroom photography, competitive origami — hit us up through the contact form.

04Updates

Mar 2026

The Threads post blew up (500+ likes, 200 comments). Apparently a lot of us are burnt out. Who knew. First event is being planned now — risograph printing class in April.

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Mar 2026

This website exists now. We went from "looking for ~20 people" to... this. Working on locking down a venue and date for the first meetup. Stay tuned.

Coming soon

More events, more weird analog activities, more excuses to not check Slack on a Saturday. Follow us on Threads for real-time updates.

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05FAQ

A meetup group in Seattle for burnt-out mid-career people. We get together and do fun, creative, analog activities. No professional development. No networking. Just making stuff with your hands and being around other people who also need a break.

Nope. Burnout is an equal-opportunity experience. Whether you're in tech, healthcare, education, finance, or anything else — if you're tired and want to do something creative, you're welcome here.

Absolutely not. This is the opposite of processing your feelings. This is making a weird risograph print and then eating snacks. If you need therapy, get therapy (seriously). This is the fun part.

It depends on the event. Some activities have material costs that we'll split among attendees. We're trying to keep things as affordable as possible. We'll always be upfront about costs before you commit.

Of course. Maybe you're just a little crispy around the edges. Maybe you're just bored. Maybe you want to try risograph printing and none of your friends will go with you. All valid reasons. Come hang out.

Small on purpose. We're aiming for 15-25 people per meetup. Big enough to meet some new people, small enough that it doesn't feel like a conference. No lanyards. Ever.

06Nice things people said

We're just getting started

Come check us out at our first meetup, and then you can say nice things about us here. Or mean things. We're too burnt out to take it personally.

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