Have you ever experienced burnout in your coding career?
Yes, I experienced burnout in 2020 during the lockdown phase of the pandemic. The lockdown phase destroyed my balanced routine that I had cobbled together to counter the high-stress environment I was working in as an individual contributor.
If so, how did you recover?
I quit my job... kinda.
I gave notice that I intended to leave w/o having another job in place due to the stress. 2 days later, my company's Director of Infrastructure gave notice as he was moving onto another role, and I decided to pitch to our CTO that I take that role. My sales pitch worked and I moved away from individual contributor responsibilities.
It probably took me 6-12 months before I had my coding ambitions back.
Any triumphs, fails, or other stories you'd like to share on this topic?
Listen to your body - it tells you when you're overworking. I didn't listen to it for 3 years and it eventually blew up in my face.
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Yes, I experienced burnout in 2020 during the lockdown phase of the pandemic. The lockdown phase destroyed my balanced routine that I had cobbled together to counter the high-stress environment I was working in as an individual contributor.
I quit my job... kinda.
I gave notice that I intended to leave w/o having another job in place due to the stress. 2 days later, my company's Director of Infrastructure gave notice as he was moving onto another role, and I decided to pitch to our CTO that I take that role. My sales pitch worked and I moved away from individual contributor responsibilities.
It probably took me 6-12 months before I had my coding ambitions back.
Listen to your body - it tells you when you're overworking. I didn't listen to it for 3 years and it eventually blew up in my face.