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"Inevitably, I would get burnt out and be wildly unproductive for weeks at a time." I can attest to this and I think it is something that a lot of management t
by eddiegroves 16y ago
"Inevitably, I would get burnt out and be wildly unproductive for weeks at a time."
I can attest to this and I think it is something that a lot of management types may not understand about the engineering work culture (at least in my experience). When we're in full steam our job's don't naturally lend themselves to down time like a game of golf with Gary from Sales might.
It's definitely a problem that I am still learning to deal with effectively and am always looking for tips/experiences from others.
- dstein 16y agoBurnout was one of the toughest things for me to manage, initially. I eventually found ways of dealing with it and preventing it. Because I now know exactly what burnout feels like, I can anticipate it, and make changes in my work and life habits before it becomes serious. I tend code in a more leisurely way now. Although I used to scoff at the concept, I somehow have got back into the habit of working almost a Monday-Friday schedule. If I do any work at all on the weekends it's the low-stress kind, like research/learning, signing up and testing new web services, reading and writing.