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I'm over 40. I burned out while working for a megacorp - the stress got to me at the end. It was caused by middle management stupidity and my son not sleeping a

I'm over 40. I burned out while working for a megacorp - the stress got to me at the end. It was caused by middle management stupidity and my son not sleeping at night during the first couple of months of his life. It got me fired (I was looking for another job at that point so it was a godsend and there was a restructuring). This gave med 4 months with pay (this is normal in Denmark when the employer ends the contract after a period of time) so that I could get back on my feet and find work that I actually cared about instead of soul sucking corporate software job. At the end I just didn't care about what I was doing and the pointless office politics. I wonder why the HR didn't react on any of the red flags in my behaviour prior to this. Probably didn't care as I was just another warm body at the office.

LockAndLol 6y ago
HR was probably worn out too. They're just as human as you are. There's no way there's enough HR in a megacorp to spot those signs and I doubt they're paid enough to care. At least you were in Denmark though. Getting fired in the US would surely have been worse. > At the end I just didn't care about what I was doing and the pointless office politics Has this changed?
- wojciii 6y ago
  Actually yes, it has changed. I do consulting and it's clear that my clients need my help. It's my own fault if I don't figure out the requirements and communicate clearly what I'm doing. Also every new client is making me learn something new and work on a different tech which is not boring compared to working on the same codebase day in day out.