Software Engineer Burnout (and 8 tips to avoid it)

[@KeepOnCoding]

What's burned you out in the past? What do you do to avoid burnout?

[@CarlosHernandez-wb5hq]

I think it may be the time where I was trying out the uber method which is a different style of sleeping where you can only take 4 hours of sleep with naps in between and doing both community college and high school. Of course I dont do that anymore. As a way to avoid, sometimes i take a day break during the week but do some work but max would be 2 - 3 hours and rest for the rest of the day.

[@onthegocode1443]

When I get burned out I make sure to go and do something different, like play video games, watch a video, workout, etc… A lot of the times I get burnt out because I’m hungry 🤤 so just eat something healthy and nutritious, it really helps me lol

[@matteodidone9801]

@Curious _coder I'm in desperate need of an Assembly ARM tutorial as well :(

[@SWA201]

Organize and plan what I have to do. Divide it into small tasks, prioritize what I have to do and ignore everything that is not necessary.

[@antdr01d]

YOU burn me out

[@benjaminplotke4716]

1. Listen to your body 2. Meditate 3. Exercise 4. Bing watch tv show or watch a live stream 5. Good diet 6. Vacation 7. Good sleep schedule 8. Talk to someone, friend, psychologist, etc Or so. Hobbies

[@8koi139]

I had problems even enjoying games, like 30min in and I'd feel like I'm wasting time, now I just quit when I feel so 20min in or 1 hour in, then read

[@sentinel5943]

I'm currently having this issue, lately i havent been able to enjoy playing games anymore lol, feel like im wasting time and doing shit with my life

[@botirbrian6249]

I have been dealing with same thing bro. I delete and reinstall the game multiple times .But I dunno what is good to do to when I come from hard day of work Let me know if you find something suitable for yourself

[@ChidiLifts]

100 percent me

[@limitless1692]

Take it from me ( I code for over 5 years... ) If you want to be happy don't become a software developer. Do you want some reasons? - Web Tech changes every couple of monts, you need to continousle learn or you become absolete - Burnout deadlinse - Contrary to popular belife only 10% of Tech Engineers are self thought you will need University to break in.. - Tech goes remote / work from home/ rainbow farts and honey poison/ what I mean it will be outsourced to 3rd word countries like what happend with most Accounting jobs - Competition is insane for the money what I mean you can learn building engineering or build bridges and you will have less absolasence as an Enginner but Software Engineers always live on the edge of being replaced.. - Juniour Software Developer market is oversaturated there are too many people. What bussinesses need is people with HIGH skill not LOW junior skill. So don't belive that saying that there is always demand for coding jobs, because that is a flat lie!! - Depression and loneliness, you are always alone as a Web Developer, remember? work remotely? and all that jazz - Unhealthy sitting at a desk staring at the monitor for 12hours a day will destroy your body. Don't belive me? Do that for a couple of years and you will see the effects. - You really need a high above averate IQ to deal with abstract problems every single day of your life. It nevers stops! Always problems!!! - If you still want to do it, probably you hate yourself really bad... or you hate social interactions... either way, I just wanted to warn you!!! because most of KZbin Coder Influencers lie to you by only telling the good parts. Because they want to seel you the dream and a course on how to code a "Hello World" program. - Software Engineering is HARD, you can see that in the name, it is ENGINEERING it is as hard as building bridges or being a Doctor. Don't underestimate it how hard and mind burning this field is.

[@yutubl]

This is a very important tip especially for new/young software engineers! Dont exchange your long term mental health with out of life work balanced overtimes hours which will be almost forgotten as nobody will respect overtime results ...

[@Donnirononon]

I worked my ass off in training, did everything from website, print design to C++ medical app development and working for free. I brought my drunken and high AF Dr. boss home while he almost pissed himself and talked how i will care for the new trainees after i am done with training. What did i get in the end? Well i got notice that i wont be employed just one day before my final test... I only ever liked our C++ nerd, the rest started to pick on me during my final test and final project because they did not like me personally and constantly made fun about my hobbies... This and being basically fired threw me back deep into depression and substance abuse (i was 4 years clean then) as i just gave everything for that company at the time.

[@junovicz]

​@@Donnironononsorry to hear that.

[@anastasiashpyt]

I totally burned out in April. This way I lost my internship and quitted coding for two last months. But the worst thing is that I have to graduate as a CS student in a week, but I have not prepared my diploma project yet. Can't describe in words how bad I feel...

[@nowieszco868]

Well, one week is not that bad. If you can spend the time only for that, buy lots of energy drinks and do 15h with regular breaks every day (like every 3h, go for a walk for 30 mins). I was in similar situation 3 years ago and I did it in one week. Don't give up, start doing :)

[@WhiskeredBope]

You can do it! You're SO CLOSE to making an amazing achievement. Push through!!

[@brooksgunn5235]

One week is a lot better than one day. Get access to the resources you need and get cracking on that project!

[@anastasiashpyt]

@@nowieszco868 I don't want to give up. Thank you for advice!

[@anastasiashpyt]

@@WhiskeredBope yes, pretty close. I'll do my best.

[@thats_the_guy]

Hey man, I am a software developer from South Africa and I love your channel. These are all great tips, thank you. Another good tip to help relax is to cut back on your caffeine intake. I have been cutting back and it is definitely helping me.

[@jorgevaladas788]

This really helped me, I stopped coffee altogether because I noticed it caused me a lot of anxiety whenever I was into a stressful week. I'm not an anxious person either.

[@shaunhunterit342]

I don't know how anyone could function as a developer while using caffeine but I have a particular sensitivity. When I've had too much even transferring the day's files to a backup drive becomes a dangerous task where my brain finds it hard to discern which is which.

[@vakho30]

It is really hard to keep up with the tech enhancements. I sometimes think that I have no life :( I have no wife, no kids, no house. I work, read, learn and that's it. Even if I am getting the money, I can't properly spend it. Who needs a profession that takes your life? I've had a talk with a bank employee about having a sad job and she told me that her job sucks and not mine. I guess everyone had his/her problems. That's life I guess.

[@StailloGaming]

There's so much I want to accomplish, such as build a portfolio for a gaming internship and other programming internships incase the gaming one doesn't work out. I unproductive if I'm not working something but then when I burnout, it takes even longer to come back from it. Thanks for the tips!!🔥🔥

[@dataprocessing6485]

This summarises my situation just mine is in cloud and DevOps, I feel pressurised if I am not working on a project is like I am wasting my time

[@mystichamster5900]

If you don't take care of yourself, chances of other people helping you are pretty low. Don't live to work. Work to live. If your body and your mind are not working properly, there's no way you are going to do your job correctly. ANd that build up frustration, and it's really easy to get into that loop, and really difficult to get out of it. Take care of you, and enjoy your life fully. Love you!

[@dleonardo8755]

This

[@fidelhen6361]

Long-time listener, first-time commenter. Reading helps me relax, which can also be good at night when in bed to help me sleep faster.

[@KeepOnCoding]

That’s a good one!

[@latedriver9019]

mr. obvious?

[@virajgawand7133]

@@latedriver9019 me reasonable, he's being

[@Alex-kr7zr]

Ah, just wrote the same comment 😂

[@godsibi2699]

Great advice Sam! 👍 Rest assured that burnout is very common outside of the tech industry too. Coming from the animation industry, I can confirm that it's very often that animators and creatives are driven to exhaustion very often in an effort to prove that they're good at what their jobs. It's really encouraging watching people acknowledge the importance of physical and mental health outside of work lately! Keep up the good work! 👍

[@gverweijen]

Very true. I'm working in VFX myself. A burn-out often is even considered a badge of honor. A testement to your mentality to go all the way.

[@godsibi2699]

@@gverweijen that's the worst type of mentality, right? - it helps neither the employee nor the industry!

[@Miguelv197]

i belive that the devs need more vacations , its an insult to get only 10 vacations day per year

[@3litepker]

What country do you live in?

[@riturajjha]

I have 15 😭🥲only and i m just an intern... F***** working 13-14 hours/day

[@Endrit719]

we have 29

[@kirokyo]

I burnt out completely around by the end of Jan this year. I'm still recovering... everything you pointed out has helped me over the past 6 months. The biggest kicker is the sleep schedule. It's SO difficult with the sunset and sunrise changing so drastically. I recommend those who are having trouble to get some blackout curtains. That helped me regulate my sleep somewhat, even though it's making me get up a little later. It's better than waking up, feeling groggy, then can't think well for the rest of the day.

[@amyventer6861]

Thanks for the practical tips! I find that when it comes to sleeping, drinking tea and/or stretching before bed helps a lot with just calming down. Falling asleep is the tough when you're thinking about that error on line 58 in your code😌

[@hikemalliday6007]

The code dreams are the worse

[@miscreatedmonster2.022]

Bro's about to pounce on me with those wolf fangs 😭😢🥺

[@TodorescuProgramming]

a thing most developers neglect is their emotional health, especially supressed past traumas, undealth stuff..... I mean we burnout because we are working compulsively and if we deal with emotioanl shit then it's easy to not work, and just focus on the things that matter in the work itself, to not create bugs and stress

[@57ashdot]

Uncaring managers that over deliver on your behalf while saddling you up with work you already said you can't finish...oh and the timeline is 4 weeks sooner. Unreasonable, directionless, inconsistent management is why I'm burnt out.

[@henryarreola246]

Great advice! This always helps me!

[@matyasember7345]

Tight deadlines. Agile. Aggressive managers. Legacy code. High business complexity with partial or no knowledge transfer. Choosing a banking project is perfect to burn out.

[@FrostTechSoftware]

Good video, very helpful in the eyes of someone who has a terrible sleep schedule and always feels burnt out.

[@AbdullahAhmed-xz8sm]

Thanks for making this video. There are similarities between us and if a person doesn’t have good health, they can’t even work. That should be one’s number one priority.

[@cgme7076]

You were doing exactly what I was doing. I work a lot and then exercise to help with stress. But then exercising makes me tired.

[@aliBoumedyen]

Reducing ☕ intake greatly improved my sleep quality.

[@alexstonnie9869]

You know, it feels great to see one of these videos sometimes. Thanks man.

[@jeffreyehogg]

Work life balance is crucial. It’s easy to work too much.

[@simplepycodes]

Good video, That is the exact loop I am in right now, I am very disciplined person and relatively high mental capacity in general but I am breaking. It is been a long time coding, learning different concepts even language"I mean language not programming language" , wake up early do workout go to work, come home eat, rest a bit, work, learn, sleep"If I can 3-4 max 5 hours" and repeat. Thanks for video.

[@andriram5719]

Most of the advice is the common sense, what you really need is friends at work. Once you have friends at work, your work ethic and engagement rises and motivation for work comes. The thing is it's harder to develop friendships with everything being remote these days.

[@Mallchad]

I have a bad habit of doing things in bug chunks, burning out, then coming back later. I've been playing about with reworking my life the past year because I also hit a really bad slump, also exercising way more than I was capable and then got really ill for a few weeks. The 2 things I've found most important, its fine to work in big heavy, burnout inducing chunks, but take a break. Take days of break if you need where possible, regularly, change your current focus to some other interest. And when you take breaks, breaks are breaks, don't slide back into a work mindset because "I'll just do this one thing"... Especially with programming... It's such a deep rabbit whole, once you're in, its a long climb up to get back out for the day.

[@leftoverture1976]

I have been feeling some weird anxiety and burning out a little bit after starting out a Jr dev Drupal PHP job.

[@lef1970]

Really good video on a topic that's often overlooked - to keep a high performance machine running at an optimum level it needs frequent scheduled maintenance, the body is no different, especially when you're involved in a highly competitive activity. If you want optimum performance you have to put in the time to perform maintenance on yourself.

[@metallist9868]

I already had mental health issues and steered towards burnout, even before I got my first developer job, in the first semesters of university. For me the only option was a therapy, but I guess it's an individual case. Nevertheless I started with photography during the pandemic and this helped me aot in the last wlfew months. I had the chance to go outside, sometimes I went by bycicle, sometimes by foot, and I think it has a very similar principle like meditation since you have to kinda focus, but you also have to let your senses wander freely (and thus calm down). As a nice benefit you can get some really nice photos to look at later or show them to others. ;)

[@dariusseals1287]

Also, live in gratitude, be thankful for everything you have now. Never forget to take time out and count your blessings

[@CarlosHernandez-wb5hq]

1.Listen to your body 2.Meditate(Also look into Healthygamergg for content like meditation and mental health) 3.Exercise 4.Binge Watch TV Show ( For having fun) 5.Diet 6. Take a vacation once in a while 7. Sleep Schedule 8. Talk to someone ( Can use therapy, a trustful individual, or maybe services that your university may provide for mental health. Like counseling) Honorable Mentions: Get into some hobbies: Dj-ing, ping pong, Yoga can go with both exercise and mental health, or drawing.

[@gverweijen]

Great video! Also recognize a toxic work environment when you see it. Try to change it or find a company that values a healthy work-life balance. If feel this topic is a little taboo but communicating about stress can help employers to make a your work environment a better place.

[@junovicz]

True that.

[@DineshSatyavolu]

This is a great video, I have also been burned out recently with a python project, and have been doing exercise to get out of burnout, and this video gave some more tips that are really useful to me, so thanks man!

[@KeepOnCoding]

Hope you feel better!

[@floprete5139]

Another good tip is don't overdo it on the caffiene because you will build up a tolerance and it doesn't feel very good and sometimes you need to take a break.. Take a break from it for a couple of days or a few days if you can. Drink more water. Water keeps your energy feeling fresher and clearer. Be prepared for more naps though.

[@Zainab-f6w]

This is quite helpful thanks for educating us. ✨

[@MuslimMan377]

Praying 5 times a day as a Muslim and doing rememberence of God which gives pause and serenety and taking care of my body because I'm intrused with it ( even tho I'm sorta a little bad in this part) and giving the self it's right of enjoyment and peace, plus the blessing of God to help my imperfections, seems like Islam just keeps u away from burnout automatically, I was just worried this might happen to me oneday but seems like being Muslim God already protects me from it

[@Realhumanitey]

Good for moszlems

[@MuslimMan377]

@@Realhumanitey thank you, you are welcome to come join any day there's lots of darkness out there, only one light u can watch some stories of why people became Muslims

[@michaelvigato3228]

While some survival tips are appreciated, I think it's important to put the focus where it should be: burnout comes from the outside, not from the inside. You can meditate, change your mindset, exercise and all of those will help, but ultimately, burnout is caused by your work environment, not by how you perceive it. And while you can definitely do something to improve the way you look at it, ultimately you can't fix your environment by trying to fix yourself. No amount of meditation will fix unrealistic deadlines, poor processes, bad bosses and excessive expectations. The way out of burnout is to fix what is causing it. If your job is causing you too much stress, re-discuss your working conditions or switch jobs.

[@ShreyanGoswami]

You can try the Wim Hof breathing technique as well. I have been doing it for more than a month now and I have observed my anxiety levels drop. Follow it up with meditation. Also reading a book helps. A nice meaty fantasy story.

[@Alan-lb8ef]

Yeah I feel like I'm stuck in a state where if I'm not trying to learn more I feel bad but at the same time I just want to feel relaxed.

[@omarmelwaki8569]

How would u deal with singleness? I’ve heard from some people it’s normal for a lot of software devs to not got married/have kids and I don’t rly want that type of life

[@kanzanaveed]

Danny Thompson, Florin Pop, Brad Traversary, Jessica from 'the coder coder' YT channel, they all have a family life, search 'em out

[@aliceroherty3041]

Not the Dr Disrepect shoutout 😂😭💀

[@mangarookie]

thanks for sharing man its really easy to neglect yourself

[@ramboraven8327]

Very well explained. And a VERY important topic to talk about. Thank you!

[@nickywan123]

Good tips. As a Lord Jesus, I had burnout too and it's so difficult to recover from it.

[@KaroCodes]

Me watching this 1 week into my staycation: wise words, very wise 😁

[@CamaguNcoso]

I listen to my favourite music playlist when I code, then spend time tendering the garden. I go out to refresh my mind while absorbing sunlight. I sleep or watch one episode of a series

[@nikravil]

Its actually also really important to realise and understand, why you are working hard. Sometimes you have to sacrifice your time and health, but in that case you must know the answer - why? In harsh times it might keep you in place. And, yes, as for me yoga is pretty helpful. Nothing too fancy, but few times in a week for an hour or sow - and your body will be grateful. Here comes an ability to meditate and relax, "free your mind from all thougts" too)

[@dsklnr]

If you're enjoying meditation, I highly recommend sensory deprivation tanks!

[@GukoHuba]

every video is a learning experience, thanks for the great content!

[@angelosyt5820]

Me: Been learning css for the past 4h straight, lets play some fortnite to relax Me 1 game later: WHY THE FK DID I FKING PLAY THIS GAME I HATE IT Me 10 seconds later: Lets play 1 more game

[@Donnirononon]

Man i feel like i am burning out. Got 8 years of experience in my framework and recently hired for a company that is right now creating a new project using this framework. I already moved mountains using the framework, my co workers can barely understand the basics of MVC. Dont get me wrong, i dont think i am smarter than everyone else. It is that i am implementing my stuff clean, maintainable, testable and the framework way just for a coworker to come around like "I dont understand the ORM, instead of learning it i am now ripping out all Models and ORM and replace it with raw Queries what takes like 3 weeks". This kind of BS. I am done i dont want anymore why the hell did i learn all of this when in professional programming everyone is just shitting all over the place fuck i wasted my life and my teens learning this useless shit

[@LornaShore160]

In college for business right now. Idk what career I want but I know I want something that’s low stress, high pay

[@starlight1468]

For me i don’t play games for relaxing cause i get addicted to those. So i just watch some productivity videos or vlogs to get relaxed

[@MyPing0]

I watch Keep On Coding videos to avoid burnout :)

[@Esteban7GT]

Awesome suggestions indeed! I also used to not care for meditation or yoga but it’s great!

[@tanaysaxena8850]

Wow so addicted to this channel

[@jakemorales7949]

This is such important advice.

[@jorgemiguel2641]

Don't drink coffee, it makes anxiety worse. The withdrawal is terrible but it's worth it in the end, you get a clearer head.

[@ankithkrishna9232]

These are great tips, Thanks man!

[@PrinceSimba93]

Doom Patrol on HBO Max if u haven't checked it out

[@BondJFK]

One reason is yes man type managers agree to deliver demo even before testing Watching this while fixing bugs , we dont have time to spend all thise money that's the reality

[@Sky-yy]

Before entering into tech in which field were you and how did you transitioned into the tech, can u make a video on this one, how did you get upto here?

[@kanzanaveed]

He has this vid already, you can search on his channel

[@Sky-yy]

@@kanzanaveed can u post that video link plz

[@neonnatureex]

I'm actually resigning from my position just to take a break. This is really helpful

[@KeepOnCoding]

Thanks. Hope you enjoy your break

[@neelbanga]

Your Amazing!! Love your channel!

[@Another0neTime]

Thanks for your openness.

[@jeff4877]

A video I would like to see from you would be, classes you took that you feel were "useless" or classes that were not useful in your career...

[@issecret1]

Well, this is timely

[@Vintagetube310]

Thanks, man. Do you have any advice for student burnout for programming? I’m learning Python as a beginner for my data analytics degree, and taking 2 additional courses this semester as well. And my instructor all she does is shove resources down our throat, with an assignment at the end of the week. I think on average she probably provides 15 hours of lecture reading + programming. We just finished our midterm and I feel burned out. I graduate at the end of the fall ( so I am motivated by that), however, right now I feel really stressed, burnt out, and depressed. Is this normal to feel? And if so do you have any tips for dealing with this as a student? Thanks in advance. Side note- I’m averaging about 3 hours a day studying + full time job

[@Alex-hx3nm]

just become a carpenter or farmer

[@nomodz4real]

Felt like I was watching Binging with Banish what with the background music. Excellent tips though

[@smol5601]

I've never understood the idea of boasting that you don't sleep. People who sleep properly are more productive because their heads are clear.

[@andyburris2555]

Very refreshing video. Thank you!

[@yehanukwaththage5960]

What do you think of taking prescribed medicine. I am on medication but doing things you mentioned as well

[@codeman99-dev]

Go to a conference and focus on the hallway discussions. Do one or two that are actually important. The rest of the time just enjoy being around other motivated people.

[@creativegiant148]

If you need suggestions here is one watch Silicon valley you might have already watched it but if you not just leave everything and go binge watch it.

[@KeepOnCoding]

I have seen it. Great show!

[@pedrofranciscodominguez832]

Where's the guy who puts the time stamps and the list :(

[@anumshaikh]

Thanks sam ! after watching this video i closed my ide and laptop, i guess pandemic has mental effects which we are ignoring.

[@mercylinaeyaofunudeh1278]

Good advice ...can you please start a class ,you're smart and alot people needs you especially for undergraduate like me

[@stf8375]

Very cool video thanks to you from France !

[@venugopalreddy6618]

IT jobs burnout are mostly because of on-call support duties.

[@kevinfreyberg7977]

Always keeping it real, thanks man

[@ThapeloMachaka256]

that outro song. lit.

[@mecharenastuff]

Need suggestions people! Should I start my journey by learning Python or JavaScript? Would appreciate it y'all can help?

[@9to5Here]

Mystic Quest on Apple TV

[@farhan787]

Me getting excited for all these things to relax My job: Really.........do you think you'll get this much of time 😂😂😭😭😭

[@ameliabuns4058]

how do I do all this if i work from 8-6 with transit then have 2-3h to unwind at home and eat/sleep

[@hamed3012]

Stay away from social media

[@fates6922]

agreed completely, especially tiktok, facebook, and twitter

[@alexanderlafontaine8500]

Hi, I'm 19, I graduated this year (in Germany) and now I'm planning to get a degree in computer science. Since I'm yet unable to write code I wanted to ask whether it's a good idea to study computer science without any pre-knowledge of coding. If not, which language could some of you recommend to learn in advance of my studies? Thanks for the help :)

[@arjanbal3972]

You'll be able to learn programming during university. If you want you could start exploring programming right away to get a headstart. Since you've got plenty of time in college, I'd say start with Java or C++. They may be harder to pick up than some newer languages like JavaScript and Python, but understanding them will build a better foundation and make transition to other languages much easier.

[@reshmi110]

I have interest in web page development and graphics, what should I choose.. It or cse

[@python3.x]

Those points are correct and thanks for share

[@zzinuecode]

excellent video, thamk you so much !

[@kotyo82]

thanks for your videos , I started newly bootcamp ,before i tried it myself but it did not work with my regular job and family , i resigned and focused on only coding but now i m struggling how am i going to study,way of studies ....thanks for sharing

[@Adrian.LovesFitness]

Great video Sam.

[@kraljict]

Unfortunately, this is why I no longer want to be a software engineer/developer.

[@maruf7956]

Then what else you want to become

[@kraljict]

@@maruf7956 SRE, Infrastructure Engineer, some role within DevOps.

[@maruf7956]

@@kraljict What is the role of that and what skills need to know?

[@uuu12343]

What did you search to find the meditation videos?

[@introvertdude99]

There is no avoiding it . Only coping

[@virajgawand7133]

If anyone knows bentimm1, this is the doppleganger

[@TechDunk]

Thanks for this