Burnout to Burny: How I Stepped Down as CEO, Changed Career and Got Fired Up About Work Again
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A personal career-story talk by Unity developer Oleksandr Protasenya about leaving a CEO role, changing careers, and recovering from burnout to regain passion for game development. It describes real-life experiences and lessons from working in the games industry, aimed at developers facing doubt, disappointment, or burnout.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Burnout and career change
- 8:50CEO path
- 11:41What is burnout
- 17:27Losing work impact
- 23:50Identity crisis
- 29:11Confidence and rest
- 33:25How to rest
- 37:59New direction after break
- 42:16Becoming programmer
- 47:32Job search tips
- 51:24Joining BNY Games
- 56:02Overcoming burnout
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