ohlookwhatsthat

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   by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

   100%, it wasn’t the job that made me burn out it’s just an additional factor. I think the straw that broke the camels back was an argument with my partner.
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   by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

   I like the job, it’s just I’m lacking energy and mental capacity to tackle it.
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   by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

   I’m working on this, I’ve found a therapist who I hope can help me get some clarity.
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   by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

   Because of changing jobs I’ve had a grand total of 2 weeks holiday since June ‘21. In probationary period and zero holiday balance.
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   by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

   Thanks and I hope you get through this! It sounds very similar to my situation. I left a comfortable job for a challenge, joined another company and within 4 months everything changed and I decided to move again to my now dream job in tech.
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   by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

   Thanks for the information I’ll be in touch!
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   by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

   Interesting you said about doing hobbies that don’t involve screens, this is a realisation I’ve had, all of my time is on a screen, I haven’t spoken to anyone face to face in a long time. Even when I was trying to find a therapist they offe
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   by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

   Exactly this :( time is a killer. My day usually starts around 6.30 and ends when the kids go to sleep around 20:00 at which time all I can think about is crawling into bed by 10 to do it all again the next day
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   by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

   Thanks for the tips, I’ll try these!
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    by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

    I’ll be honest I just can’t find the motivation to do so. Even when I’m not so tired I feel guilty about leaving the kids to my wife etc and when I’m out I tend to rush back to support/take over. I know this is probably an issue with h
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    by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

    Whilst I agree fully with you that having a partner take over some of the tasks (kids, etc) she is unable/unwilling to. Net result after speaking to her about burning out, nothing changed, I’m still doing all of the same things I was b
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    by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago

    I do love the job, in some ways it’s a dream job, but I just don’t have the energy to learn it or concentrate on it.
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    Ask HN: How to deal with burn out whilst in probationary period?

    66 points by ohlookwhatsthat 4y ago|91 comments