In question: "What causes developer burnout?" I told of a co-worker who got burned out and ended up leaving the profession. Have you seen developer burnout? Tell the story here. Whether it is funny or just plain sad and touching I'm sure it will tell us something about our profession. This will give us a sense of how common it is as w...
I'm sure we've all been in situations where a key date is approaching (launch, beta, etc.) and we need to put in long hours. However, even day-to-day there is more work to be done than time to do it. I'm curious how people manage their work life balance? When I interned, and I was working towards getting a full time offer, I didn't rea...
I've been programming for 8 years now (since I was 15), and working with internet for 7 of those. I remember when I first learned how excited I was when I was taking my firs Pascal lessons... I thought in code, and was always experimenting, even with my limited knowledge. When I got my first job (the same company I'm still working today)...
I burned out a few years back, really bad. Like my nervous system partially shut down for a while because I pushed myself too hard. Thankfully I had good benefits and came back (after I stubbornly took my time and over a year off). Working as a programmer didn't help, it turned out my source of the problem wasn't work, work just exace...
As a programmer, I feel burnt out if the management give me spec after spec, day after day. I think I can code 6 hours a day very focused, but non-stop coding does burn me out a little, especially it is 1 year or 18 months non-stop. A mere 1 week or 2 week vacation per year isn't going to help much. Sometimes I want to take some time ...
Most companies I have worked at always talk about having a good work/life balance. Saying that it is very important for your success. But yet they seldom allow the time for it. So what are some good ways to actually promote this mindset and not fall into the old situation of always letting project demand dictate this? I realize that th...