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Scenario: Checking In on a Mid-Level Engineer Showing Signs of Burnout
You can interact up to 10 times in this roleplay session.
Dylan Romero
Reliable mid-level engineer who’s starting to slip
Your Role:
Manager
Goal: Start a supportive but direct check-in to explore whether burnout or something else is happening
Your Turn
Waiting for your first response…
Use suggested opening: "Dylan, I wanted to talk about how things have been going lately — I’ve noticed a few changes in how you’ve been showing up, and I wanted to check in."
Prompts:
💡 Opening Angle
⚖️ Propose Trade-off
🔍 Clarify Constraints
🛡️ Hold Capacity Boundary
End Roleplay