Service degraded: Tackling burnout in the IT industry
summary
An engineer who’s been on call seven years describes deciding to run to the airport, then traces how chronic stress accumulates: cortisol diverts glucose from the hippocampus so memory and judgment worsen, sleep and dopamine receptors degrade, and burnout often hides behind smiles. Practical fixes tested include benchmarking with mycompass.org.au, an email-signature policy don't feel obligated to reply outside of your normal work schedule, phone tactics like airplane mode morning challenge and removing notification badges (aka schrödinger's inbox), and role rebalancing that actually reduces overload.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 4:25Burnout is a chronic stress
- 20:273 easy steps
- 34:33Tame the digital attention seekers
- 48:38Ask the tough questions
- 50:00What matters the most to you in this situation?
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