I'm curious why the article was started with: > Working at a startup is demanding Is there a corollary "working at an established dinosaur is relaxing"? I've

I'm curious why the article was started with: > Working at a startup is demanding Is there a corollary "working at an established dinosaur is relaxing"? I've worked for 10 years at a company that is celebrating its 50th anniversary in a few months. I've been through at least two burnout cycles. Peers have experienced the same. And I've experienced it at the other 4 companies I've worked at. I don't think startups have some special corner on the burnout market. Sometimes, I've survived the burnout cycles for another go, but in the end in fact, each time I've departed a company it's been because of burnout of some sort. It's usually a realization that I've made the difference I can make (which may be zero) and I've exhausted all my ideas to make the compnay/product/team/culture/solutions/whatever any better. Sadly as I skimmed through this list, about the only one that I thought would have had any dent in my various burnouts would be #7 - Express Gratitude. And I'm not sure that's really it. I think at the end of the day, what I have found lacking is a sense of respect. These companies pay so much money to employ and task software engineers, and then they try to put them in harnesses and treat them likes horses.