I have days where I'm burnt out before I start. That's because I know the defect I've been assigned after 4 people have failed to fix it is going to suck.
I don't know if it was burnout, but i was an intern in this organization since i'm still in university, and we were working from home. I just couldn't deliver even taking the time to work outside my hours. It was hell for me, it started affecting my academic year and i almost failed both. But i started working in a freelance job with a friend and it helped me a lot regain the conficence and love for tech. They fired me, and now i try to not work overtime when i can. The job became my whole life and that's what broke me.
Great advice! Burn out is especially dangerous because it can leak into your private relationships and create toxic and regrettable outcomes. Your whole life outlook can become sour from a small chaotic corner of a single company. It's amazing the taste difference the same experience can have based on your perspective and attitude. I've lost many battles due to burn out. The key factor in each instance was that too much was being taken from me (combination of job, family, lack of outlets), so you really need to be the one who steps in and looks after yourself. Be kind to yourself, it's hard to rely on others to always do it.
I've actually tried a lot of different hobbies to disconnect from work and the problem with most of them is I approach it from an engineering standpoint and usually fail to disconnect from work. The hobbies I've found really good are: cooking, sourdough baking, gardening, boxing, knife sharpening, rebuilding motorcycles, and guitar. Cooking/baking has the benefit of starting and finishing a project for every meal. Knife sharpening and gardening complements cooking very well. You will never have a good edge on a knife unless you do it yourself and fresh herbs like rosemary or sage are expensive in stores but grow like weeds in most areas. Boxing/sports/music use a completely different set of brain power for me. I tried music tracking for awhile but then you just end up sitting in front a computer and falling back into the typical side project coding trap. The biggest risk for guitar is fighting the urge to redesign the electrical circuits, or to create my own dsp kernels for effects. For woodworking I ended up spending more time in CAD than sawing and dropped it once I realized large parts of the projects were too much like work but I do have a beautiful $400 bench made from slabs of black walnut and quilted maple... I might get back into this when I have the space.
This is a very important video, thanks for this. At my current company they think of developers as machines. Oh you can build an app 160h app in 40h? Ooh you can update customer X tonight would you? We need a paradigm shift.
First thing is to check if you have OCPD (obsessive compulsive personality disorder) or as I call it perfectionism +10. If you have it then you need to learn to manage it.
At 3:20 we talk about fresh air - I don’t have a portch or garden and the street outside it full of litter and people on drugs. I’ll stay inside and get depressed instead thanks
2020 was the whole year full of 10hrs to 12 hrs work days every day. When tried to express this concern was told to make it a habit rather than to take a break.
Youch, that's no good man. Sometimes this can be the culture of the individual manager, or a flow on of the company culture. Either way, make sure you get something back from the job: salary, experience, social, growth. You will only be there for a fixed time, take everything useful you can and try to find something better. Good luck.
I'm surprised none of the suggestions was "get professional help". This is serious, your mental health is important. Go to therapy, admit that you need help. It can have lasting consequences. Trust me, I made that mistake myself.
good video, though I'm not sure about the last bit about finding a new job I'm more or less ticking a lot of those boxes and have been looking for a job in a different industry, but given my background and what the hiring people in that industry look for I've been mainly just getting "no thank you"s, which only makes it more depressing / worse since it only makes you feel even more like you're stuck doing a job you don't really care about :/
Saying no Taking a big break Exercise Time in nature Hobbies All things that have helped me. I guess one other thing is trying not create a chaotic mess of code that is painful to manage causing endless annoyance. Address it earlier.
Bullshit, my maths and philosophy degree followed by a cyber security PhD taught me how to think and how to learn, then I learned everything about embedded C and safety-critical software design on the job
Having been a manager for many years now, I can honestly say schools are so far behind in what they teach, I usually have to spend months having a non-university trained CS or Software Engineer teach what languages and tech actually used in the industry and breaking down the 'holier than thou' attitude recent grads have just so they can be productive. Having a CS degree was necessary prior to 2006/7 but now it can be a hindrance most due to the attitude that ring has on an untried hand.
2:22 Self-Care
4:22 Get a Hobby
4:55 Continuous Learning
6:22 Pacing and Saying No
7:52 Changing Work
9:47 Guy playing bass in the park
Me: i will never burnout in coding!
5 mins in debugging legacy code: i am burned out...
I have days where I'm burnt out before I start. That's because I know the defect I've been assigned after 4 people have failed to fix it is going to suck.
I don't know if it was burnout, but i was an intern in this organization since i'm still in university, and we were working from home. I just couldn't deliver even taking the time to work outside my hours. It was hell for me, it started affecting my academic year and i almost failed both. But i started working in a freelance job with a friend and it helped me a lot regain the conficence and love for tech. They fired me, and now i try to not work overtime when i can. The job became my whole life and that's what broke me.
Great advice! Burn out is especially dangerous because it can leak into your private relationships and create toxic and regrettable outcomes. Your whole life outlook can become sour from a small chaotic corner of a single company. It's amazing the taste difference the same experience can have based on your perspective and attitude. I've lost many battles due to burn out. The key factor in each instance was that too much was being taken from me (combination of job, family, lack of outlets), so you really need to be the one who steps in and looks after yourself. Be kind to yourself, it's hard to rely on others to always do it.
I just unsubscribed by accident because i tried subscribing even tho i'm already subscribed. great video and great information- thanks
Me at 4 am: "Get a good nightsleep"
Now that the parade is over....
Good morning, i guess?
Added the video to "watch later" playlist, when I'll get burnout might be the time I actually watch the videos in this playlist :D
I've actually tried a lot of different hobbies to disconnect from work and the problem with most of them is I approach it from an engineering standpoint and usually fail to disconnect from work. The hobbies I've found really good are: cooking, sourdough baking, gardening, boxing, knife sharpening, rebuilding motorcycles, and guitar.
Cooking/baking has the benefit of starting and finishing a project for every meal. Knife sharpening and gardening complements cooking very well. You will never have a good edge on a knife unless you do it yourself and fresh herbs like rosemary or sage are expensive in stores but grow like weeds in most areas.
Boxing/sports/music use a completely different set of brain power for me. I tried music tracking for awhile but then you just end up sitting in front a computer and falling back into the typical side project coding trap. The biggest risk for guitar is fighting the urge to redesign the electrical circuits, or to create my own dsp kernels for effects.
For woodworking I ended up spending more time in CAD than sawing and dropped it once I realized large parts of the projects were too much like work but I do have a beautiful $400 bench made from slabs of black walnut and quilted maple... I might get back into this when I have the space.
May I add,
Do some kind acts
Meditate
Practice gratitude
Inculcate the language of love in your daily life
This is a very important video, thanks for this. At my current company they think of developers as machines. Oh you can build an app 160h app in 40h? Ooh you can update customer X tonight would you? We need a paradigm shift.
With 9 woman you can deliver a baby in 1 month a project manager said
Trully put 2 middle finger in the air and change job ! Now I feeling new begining and again have 🔥
First thing is to check if you have OCPD (obsessive compulsive personality disorder) or as I call it perfectionism +10. If you have it then you need to learn to manage it.
At 3:20 we talk about fresh air - I don’t have a portch or garden and the street outside it full of litter and people on drugs. I’ll stay inside and get depressed instead thanks
Great video
very helpful.. thanks man
I burned out recently and I’m on a break. Switched roles and resuming at a new place in a month
2020 was the whole year full of 10hrs to 12 hrs work days every day. When tried to express this concern was told to make it a habit rather than to take a break.
Youch, that's no good man. Sometimes this can be the culture of the individual manager, or a flow on of the company culture. Either way, make sure you get something back from the job: salary, experience, social, growth. You will only be there for a fixed time, take everything useful you can and try to find something better. Good luck.
@@alichamas63 thanks man
09:05 - ok got it! The market is hot. Im leaving!
This is a gem
Saying no should be accompanied with delegation.
Thanks sir really nice guidelines
Thanks, I need this
Gracias por el vídeo, me ayudó
Thanks jack!!
Thanks
what do you think about mr robot?
I'm surprised none of the suggestions was "get professional help". This is serious, your mental health is important. Go to therapy, admit that you need help. It can have lasting consequences. Trust me, I made that mistake myself.
Easier said than done when it costs £60/hour and you’re stuck paying almost all your salary on rent and council tax.
You are not listening. He did recommend the better help app.
good video, though I'm not sure about the last bit about finding a new job
I'm more or less ticking a lot of those boxes and have been looking for a job in a different industry, but given my background and what the hiring people in that industry look for I've been mainly just getting "no thank you"s, which only makes it more depressing / worse since it only makes you feel even more like you're stuck doing a job you don't really care about :/
Saying no
Taking a big break
Exercise
Time in nature
Hobbies
All things that have helped me. I guess one other thing is trying not create a chaotic mess of code that is painful to manage causing endless annoyance. Address it earlier.
6. Don't try to get a job without a CS degree
Bullshit, my maths and philosophy degree followed by a cyber security PhD taught me how to think and how to learn, then I learned everything about embedded C and safety-critical software design on the job
Having been a manager for many years now, I can honestly say schools are so far behind in what they teach, I usually have to spend months having a non-university trained CS or Software Engineer teach what languages and tech actually used in the industry and breaking down the 'holier than thou' attitude recent grads have just so they can be productive. Having a CS degree was necessary prior to 2006/7 but now it can be a hindrance most due to the attitude that ring has on an untried hand.
@@gregoryfenn1462 Hahah, the tale of the everyman.
@@ramonbrooker7700 That's encouraging!