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by normloman
4338 days ago
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The burnout problem is not just talk. When I hear people on HN brag that they regularly work through dinner, thats evidence that high burnout rates are real. And programmer's personality traits are not solely to blame. It's the whole culture of tech, and tech companies. It's Google and Microsoft building these campuses with every amenity you'll ever need (so you never have to leave). It's VCs looking for young 20 somethings to make startups (because 20 somethings rarely have a spouse and kids to care for). It's all of us on HN acting like this it's ok. |
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Even though I work a relaxed 36 hour work week and rarely do anything work-related outside office hours I still encountered many of the issues related to burnout. I've wondered why for quite some time and this article pretty much nails where these feelings where coming from.
Fun fact: Even the process of interviewing at other companies seemed to help. Looking back, I think it's because most interview processes contain tests that required me to spend a few hours solving (complex) problems with code.