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I had a burnout once and continued to work for 6 months afterwards to maximize my unvested options. The options turned out to be worth a lot, by I couldn't enj
by flypunk 15y ago
I had a burnout once and continued to work for 6 months afterwards to maximize my unvested options.
The options turned out to be worth a lot, by I couldn't enjoy work for 3 years, so I am not sure continuing to work was a good decision.
In my case the reason for a burnout was personal (relations with my boss) and I suspect that the reason is always personal.
I would distill it to 2 advices: ask yourself the 5 whys about the burnout and don't continue working in this state.
- Jach 15y agoI wish your comment was higher on the page. I would say you made the right choice to keep working for that extra 6 months post-burnout, because post-burnout takes minimally 2 years to recover from if you're going to recover at all. For you it took 3, I would bet those extra 6 months factored in, but I'm assuming you didn't have to worry about finances so much during those three years so it may have been a good tradeoff. I second the advice to uncover the causes that are pushing toward burnout, because if they are left to fester then burnout becomes inevitable and post-burnout recovery takes even longer. Exercising more isn't going to fix it. A week vacation isn't going to fix it, a month vacation isn't going to fix it, because when the vacation is over nothing will have changed. The best a vacation can do is delay.