> This makes me wonder if finding a low-key, sane culture is the key to sustainability in the industry, and avoiding burn out. Finding a culture where you feel

> This makes me wonder if finding a low-key, sane culture is the key to sustainability in the industry, and avoiding burn out. Finding a culture where you feel that you are being treated as a human being and feel properly rewarded for what you do seems to be the key to avoid burnout long term. I think it's in the nature of SWE that there is a substantial pressure on everyone to treat themselves (and unconsciously their peers) as if they were machines. Depending on the context you are working in, the factors that play into that can vary. Start-ups are especially high pressure in my experience.