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Should I give up everything to be a bus driver, a photographer, and move to a quiet town... Anyone recognizes this? I do recognize this, though not anywhere n
by dkersten 15y ago
Should I give up everything to be a bus driver, a photographer, and move to a quiet town...
Anyone recognizes this?
I do recognize this, though not anywhere near as severe.
I keep telling myself that if I ever were to get so bad that my non-work life and health quality drop significantly, I'll drop everything and become an Alpaca farmer (that was a running joke when I was in uni, but nowadays I feel like perhaps someday I'd like to do that for real).
I don't have as much experience with high pressure work and burn out as you do, but a few years ago, before I quit my job to work on startups and contract stuff, I was getting pretty burnt out working in telecoms. Similar deal, though not as severe (I didn't work as long hours, for example, but I rarely used my holiday time). Also, some personal stuff made the burnout all the worse. I quit my job and took a month to relax before starting contract work and other projects. Looking back, I think its very important to make sure you use your holiday time and to disconnect yourself completely from anything work related (which for me means to stay away from the computer altogether as much as I can).