Hacker News with Generative AI: Burnout

The Tsunami of Burnout Few See (blogspot.com)
That's the problem with deploying play-acting as "solutions:" play-acting doesn't actually fix the problems at the source, it simply lets the problems run to failure.

Burnout, Work Culture, Personal Development, Mental Health

575 points by dxs 9 days ago | 328 comments

Ask HN: I've lost interest in software, what next? (ycombinator.com)
I just have lost interest in this whole thing and any motivation to keep going.

Career Advice, Software, Burnout

12 points by throwaway123198 16 days ago | 6 comments

Ask HN: I don't want to code anymore. What else can I do? (ycombinator.com)
I've been a coder for the past 15 years. I was living and believing that software engineering is a means to an end, and refused to move away from hands on positions. I gaslighted myself into believing that I enjoy coding.

Career Change, Software Engineering, Burnout

72 points by throwaway_43793 47 days ago | 74 comments

Is It Time to Step Away from Coding After 10 Years? (ycombinator.com)
After more than a decade of daily coding, I'm questioning whether to step back.

Software, Programming, Career, Burnout

14 points by tiagom87 65 days ago | 28 comments

Ask HN: Do you feel burnout from being less hands on as you become more senior? (ycombinator.com)
I work in a 50-60 person SaaS company and I'm taking on a head of engineering role. At this level, my whole day is spent writing out plans and proposals, responding to communications, checking on projects, connecting resources, etc. On rare occasions, if I have time, I might actually build something small.

Burnout, Career Development, Management, Software Engineering, SaaS

77 points by throwaway2478 67 days ago | 42 comments

Ask HN: Is it burnout or something else, and how can I recover? (ycombinator.com)
Lately, I've been struggling with work, enough that it's caused relatively minor medical issues, and I can't figure out if it's a burnout spiral or eroded trust in the company after a few rounds of layoffs and stress from poor execution an AI marathon.

Burnout, Work, Mental Health, Trust, Company Culture

18 points by modestcaptain64 69 days ago | 9 comments

Ask HN: I think I'm done with tech. Burnout constantly. Now what? (ycombinator.com)

Burnout, Career Advice, Technology

23 points by purple-leafy 73 days ago | 13 comments

Another burnout post (gushogg-blake.com)
I quit my last contracting gig in August with £40k in debt, no other income, and only a business idea (it failed).

Burnout, Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance

87 points by gushogg-blake 92 days ago | 122 comments

I quit Amazon after being assigned 21 direct reports (businessinsider.com)
Yvonne Lee-Hawkins says she felt disappointed she couldn't give her direct reports more individual support.

Management, Amazon, Work Culture, Burnout

19 points by miles 95 days ago | 21 comments

Want to get in touch with founders / indie devs who feel burnt out (ycombinator.com)
Upgrading my ebook on Founder Burnout and would like to include interviews and experiences from startup founders and indie devs who have burnt out or are simply feeling exhausted.

Startup Founders, Indie Devs, Burnout, Entrepreneurship, Books

6 points by PatriceGorissen 103 days ago | 7 comments

Ask HN: Are developers at risk of depression after a major software release? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Are developers at risk of depression after a major software release?

Software Development, Mental Health, Depression, Burnout

9 points by amichail 103 days ago | 11 comments

Ask HN: Had enough – a need for a new beginning (ycombinator.com)
I'm in my late forties and have wasted over 20 years of my life developing services and solutions in the advertising and web industry that enable companies to sell as much as possible.

Career Change, Self-Reflection, Burnout, Advertising

21 points by woolamanderguy 110 days ago | 38 comments

Responding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility (theconversation.com)
Responding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility

Work-Life Balance, Burnout, Workplace Culture, Stress, Communication

18 points by rntn 127 days ago | 4 comments

Tell HN: Burnout is bad to your brain, take care (ycombinator.com)

Burnout, Mental Health, Health, Neuroscience

742 points by tuyguntn 134 days ago | 327 comments

Teachers Are Burning Out on the Job (wsj.com)

Education, Burnout, Work, Teacher Wellbeing

8 points by JumpCrisscross 144 days ago | 0 comments

Defining Autistic Burnout (2020) (liebertpub.com)