Hacker News with Generative AI: Burnout

Ask HN: Do you have a side project you're getting tired of? (ycombinator.com)
Does your project make too little money and you're getting sick of maintaining it?

Side Projects, Programming, Motivation, Burnout

20 points by gdulli 1 day ago | 19 comments

AI Slop PRs are burning me and my team out hard (reddit.com)
AI Slop PR's are burning me and my team out hard, anyone else experiencing this?

Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Work Culture, Burnout

7 points by xemane 3 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: I burnt out, quit my job – any advice on moving to freelance/consulting? (ycombinator.com)
I've been working as a software engineer for close to 7 years now, ended up burning out pretty bad after a long period of impossible deadlines and lots of pressure at work, so I decided to quit.

Software Engineering, Career Advice, Freelancing, Consulting, Burnout

9 points by gardennoise 11 days ago | 16 comments

Navigating Burnout (lesswrong.com)
Burnout. Burn out? Whatever, it sucks.

Burnout, Mental Health, Productivity

17 points by sundarurfriend 17 days ago | 1 comments

Management Habits Burning Out Your Best Engineers (techleaderslaunchpad.com)
Burnout in engineering teams is rarely caused by a single event. Instead, it’s the result of persistent, often overlooked management habits that quietly erode motivation, well-being, and performance. Here are 9 habits, why they matter, what happens if you ignore them, and actionable tips to build a healthier, more sustainable engineering culture.

Management, Burnout, Engineering, Software Development, Culture

19 points by mooreds 18 days ago | 19 comments

Ask HN: How to get my development passion/productivity back? (ycombinator.com)
I am unsure if this is burnout, depression, totally normal or something else entirely.

Software Development, Productivity, Motivation, Burnout

49 points by ttmuncher 35 days ago | 25 comments

Addressing Burnout (libera.chat)

Burnout, Mental Health, Chat, Community

10 points by izabera 53 days ago | 4 comments

My team loved to ship fast and sink later (rosesecurity.dev)
This is part three of my microblog series exploring the subtle dysfunctions that plague engineering organizations. After discussing over-abstraction as a liability and unpacking how excessive toil kills engineering teams, this post tackles a nuanced threat: when “moving fast” becomes a cultural shortcut for cutting corners.

Software Engineering, Organizational Culture, Burnout

10 points by r0nan 56 days ago | 6 comments

The Burnout Machine (unionize.fyi)
Let’s get real for a minute: the tech industry loves to sell us on the myth of the "dream job."

Tech Industry, Work Culture, Burnout

853 points by flxfxp 64 days ago | 662 comments

How to know when it's time to go (bitfieldconsulting.com)
I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. When you hate your job, no matter how much you try to put up with it, there comes a point where you’re mad as hell and you’re just not going to take it anymore. So, maybe this is the right moment to reflect: is it time to go?

Career Advice, Job Satisfaction, Burnout

60 points by chautumn 75 days ago | 61 comments

Open-source is where dreams go to die (trevorlasn.com)
I recently read the ‘Resigning as Asahi Linux project lead’ post, and it hit home hard. Another brilliant developer burned out by the relentless demands of maintaining open-source software.

Open-source, Software Development, Burnout

6 points by kiyanwang 85 days ago | 4 comments

Open-source is where dreams go to die (trevorlasn.com)
I recently read the ‘Resigning as Asahi Linux project lead’ post, and it hit home hard. Another brilliant developer burned out by the relentless demands of maintaining open-source software.

Open-source, Software Development, Burnout

17 points by GarethX 86 days ago | 26 comments

Open source maintainers are feeling the squeeze (theregister.com)
Overworked, under pressure, and subjected to abuse – is it really worth it?

Open Source, Software Development, Community, Burnout, Work Culture

5 points by rntn 96 days ago | 0 comments

Asahi Linux head quits, citing kernel leadership failure (theregister.com)
Hector Martin, project lead of Asahi Linux, resigned from that effort early Friday, Japan Standard Time, citing developer burnout, demanding users, and Linus Torvalds's handling of the integration of Rust code into the open source kernel.

Linux, Open Source, Programming, Leadership, Burnout

12 points by amcclure 98 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: How to stop taking on too many projects getting burned out? (ycombinator.com)
I am currently swamped with projects. I can't point to any particular project and say "This one was to much" but all of them combined have got me totally overwhelmed.

Time Management, Burnout, Project Management, Productivity

9 points by annie_muss 99 days ago | 23 comments

Ask HN: Wantrepreneur who's run out of energy/ideas. What now? (ycombinator.com)
I’ve been trying to launch startups on the side for the past 3 years, indie hacker style. Many evenings and weekends were burnt. Yet I gained very little traction, and made a big fat 0 dollars.

Entrepreneurship, Side Projects, Burnout, Motivation, Indie Hacking

14 points by mmarian 102 days ago | 41 comments

Quiet Quitting: Why Employees Are Demanding Fairness and Boundaries (forbes.com)
The response to my recent article on why soft quitting at work could be more dangerous than quiet quitting has been overwhelming. Readers passionately shared their thoughts, frustrations, and personal experiences, sparking a crucial conversation about what quiet quitting really means for employees and organizations. Many agreed that the term misrepresents what is often a rational response to systemic issues in the workplace.

Workplace Culture, Employment, Burnout, Fairness, Work-Life Balance

78 points by rustoo 117 days ago | 101 comments

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

577 points by dxs 134 days ago | 341 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 141 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 172 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 190 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 193 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 195 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 199 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 217 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 221 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 228 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 229 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 235 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 253 days ago | 4 comments