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*Why* do you burn out though? What is the fear that makes you put so much energies and stress in work? One of the best things I did early in my career was to
by epolanski 3y ago
*Why* do you burn out though?
What is the fear that makes you put so much energies and stress in work?
One of the best things I did early in my career was to save money. I don't really fear much losing a job, I can live without one for a prolonged period of time.
The only reason I would burn out would be if I had to count on every next paycheck.
- herbst 3y agoBy that logic nobody in Europe could burn out because most countries pay at least 80% of your wage for a year or more if you happen to get jobless. For me, money never was the problem. My main reason to burnout was stress and missing time for my own things & projects.
- epolanski 3y agoOnly Switzerland pays as much from what I know in Europe. In Italy you ain't getting a liveable or comparable wage to what I make.
- herbst 3y agoAt least Austria and the northern states (kinda) have that too. I assume Italy, Spain & eastern Europe don't really work like that :/
- thorin 3y agoThat's not 100% true though. For instance in the UK (EU days) you'd definitely be getting less than minimum wage and that would be means tested. Any payout from the company would only be there if you were a permanent employee, which is difficult for a lot of IT workers in affluent EU countries as companies prefer contractors or outsource providers to limit their liability.