Panel: Tech Community Share Out: Maintaining a Healthy Balance with Work
Panelat KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2019 · on Wednesday, 2019-11-20· at 14:25· Pacific Ballroom, Salon 23-24 - Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Hotel·
summary
Panelists present concrete, actionable tactics for preventing burnout: adopt a no screens before work morning routine, use five-minute breathing exercises, block Slack hours and set firm “do not disturb” windows, and keep separate work and personal machines. Employers are urged to fund mental health first aid training, formalize on-call rotations with compensatory time, and surface policies during interviews. Practical phrasing like ask "when do you need this by" and using timers or mandated comp days reduce always‑on pressure.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Intro
- 4:27How did you recognize the problem
- 9:53How can we help ourselves
- 14:30Setting boundaries
- 16:00Voting with your feet
- 18:00Getting a coach
- 19:00Holding companies accountable
- 22:00Setting the wrong tone
- 23:05What can we do
- 23:30More to life
- 24:25HR
- 27:30On Call
- 28:30Gut Check
- 30:00Working from Home
- 30:30Personal Boundaries
- 32:50Final Comments
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