Burnout++

Burnout can happen at any point in everyone’s career. But, what happens when burnout is taking place amongst other things? Your s/o having a miscarriage? Veteran dealing with time in service and injuries from it? Becoming unemployed? Let’s discuss realizing you’re approaching or are burned out, the why behind that, and coping mechanisms.

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1. Chris Short @Chris Short (Twitter/Mastodon) chrisshort.net Burnout++
2. chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort TRIGGER WARNING This talk will make references to… • Divorces • Cults • Military service • Sexual assault • Falling out with parents • Disability • Mental health • Medications • Drugs • Burnout
3. Slides Available chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
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5. >59% American workers are experiencing at least moderate levels of burnout Source: Aetna Employee Well Being & Mental Health 2023-2023 chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
6. 100% Of people speaking on this stage have suffered from burnout (multiple times) chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort Source: Life After DevOps'ish
7. What is burnout? 🔥 #1 • Exhausted • No energy to do things • Doing good work is hard Source: A Two-Minute Burnout Checkup chrisshort.net @ChrisShort chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
8. #2 • Cynical • Negative attitude • Disassociation What is burnout? 🔥🔥 Source: A Two-Minute Burnout Checkup chrisshort.net @ChrisShort chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
9. What is burnout? 🔥🔥🔥 #3 • Feel ineffective • Feel like you're doing less • Hard to be productive Source: A Two-Minute Burnout Checkup chrisshort.net @ChrisShort chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
10. Who? Everyone even kids deals with burnout chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
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12. Definition: Being burned out, with or without realizing it, while having another burnout inducing event occur • Military service • Injuries • Kids • Alcohol/substance abuse Burnout+ • Open Source Contributions • Side hustles • Missed opportunities • Additional duties outside work/family • chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
13. An early life encounter with Burnout+ • The week before 9/11 • Grandmother died • I was hospitalized overnight with flu-like symptoms • I lost one of my best friends
14. UNC Senior Found Dead; Officials Suspect Drug Use Involved Student's Death Still Unexplained Report Finds Drugs In Student's System Death Was Result of Overdose chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
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16. The entire world changed. My life suddenly had a new purpose. 9/11
17. Went through a lot the first 30 years • Parents Divorced (8) • Mother joins cult (9) • Sexually abused (9) • Mother marries cult member (9) • Legally forced custody change to father (12-13) • Got into Tech (15) • Cut ties w/ mother (15) • Dot-com bubble (18) • Graduate HS (19) • Join US Air Force (19) • Have daughter (20) • 9/11 (21) • Permanently injury (23) • Divorced (27) • Medically separated from USAF (age 30) chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
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19. chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort Source: Mortality Rates and Life Expectancy of Veterans
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21. Overall average age at death for all 100% service-connected U.S. veterans (in years) 67 chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort Source: The Mortality Rate of 100% Service-Connected U.S. Veterans
22. Definition: Being burned out, with or without realizing it while having multiple burnout inducing events occurring at the same time • Having a kid • Global pandemics • Toxic family members • Career ambiguity • Job opportunity lost • Layoffs • Miscarriage • Buy/Selling Home Burnout++ chrisshort.net @ChrisShort chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
23. Don't be like me. Don't learn the hard way chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
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26. Getting myself out of Burnout++ chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
27. A SIG Lead, a colleague, and a friend chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
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30. Source: This Graphic Perfectly Shows How EMDR Can Help You With Trauma chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
31. • Met wife in NC (29) • Engaged (30) • Bought first house (30) • Got Married (again; 31) • Have son (35) • Cut ties with father (35) • Started newsletter (36) • 1st Speaking Gig (37) • Moved to Michigan (37) Getting out of Burnout++ • Miscarriage (37) • Mental breakdown (37) • Begin therapy (38) • Disabled Veteran (39) • Pandemic (39) • Work @ Red Hat & AWS (38-43) • Here with you today chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
32. Are you burnt out? burnoutindex.yerbo.co Assess Burnout chrisshort.net @ChrisShort chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
33. Detroit is my refuge chrisshort.net @ChrisShort chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
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36. Medical Conditions Can Occur Due to Burnout • Increased anxiety • Paralyzing panic attacks • Fatigue • Repetitive use injuries • Mood swings • High blood pressure • Cognitive challenges (fog) • Communication challenges chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
37. Acceptance The sooner you accept the situation you’re in the sooner you can improve it It's okay chrisshort.net @ChrisShort chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
38. Forgiveness This is not entirely your fault • Give yourself some grace • Reach out to a friend • Accept who you are • This will get better chrisshort.net @ChrisShort chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
39. Make a List Lists help you figure things out • Work was life and vice versa • Physical AND mental health compromised • Experienced many traumatic things chrisshort.net @ChrisShort chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
40. I needed help Do you? • Having a therapist and psychiatrist is normal • Some things we've been through are traumatic • Don't wait like I did • We almost lost me to the VA chrisshort.net @ChrisShort chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
41. Moving Forward Keep yourself organized and let go of things • You need to be able to communicate effectively • What’s happening to you and what you’re going through • Find habits that bring you peace or happiness • Let go of your fears chrisshort.net @ChrisShort chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort
42. Sources • https://burnoutindex.yerbo.co/ • https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/high-octane-women/201311/the-tell-tale-signs- burnout-do-you-have-them • https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/burnout/art-20046642 • https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/burnout-prevention-and-recovery.htm • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279286/ • https://www.verywellmind.com/stress-and-burnout-symptoms-and-causes-3144516 • https://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2013/04/01/10-signs-youre-burning-out-and-what- to-do-about-it/#6389dff9625b • https://www.thoracic.org/patients/patient-resources/resources/burnout-syndrome.pdf • https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burnout • https://globalnews.ca/news/3639388/burnout-syndrome-symptoms-stress/ • https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2016/jan/21/spot-the-signs-of-burnout -before-it-hits-you • http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/academy/4244782.stm • https://devopsish.com/292/ • https://chrisshort.net/life-after-devopsish/ • https://hbr.org/2023/04/a-two-minute-burnout-checkup • https://hbr.org/2023/05/when-your-employee-tells-you-theyre-burned-out chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort Slides
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45. Thank You chrisshort.net @ChrisShort thechrisshort