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Quote: the World Health Organization defined burnout as “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”
The WHO has it all wrong.
This is my definition of burnout:
"Working on mindless tasks that don't take any advantage of my skills as a software architect, and those mindless tasks involve working on code where there was clearly no one with any skills as a software architect." (feel free to replace the nouns with whatever the job is.)
My technique for managing the stress? Double or triple the hours on my timesheet as a "stress multiplier" and do something else. Which I also justify because I know for a fact that since my 20's, I get things done 2 to 3 times faster than practically anyone else, and better quality as well! Sadly, some days, I can't get away with that because there's a constant flood of "help!" requests.
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I don't know if to feel honored or worried that I do and feel exactly the same despite being a professional developer only since 10 years 
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Scotty was right: always multiply your estimates by a factor of four. It's the only way to maintain your reputation as a miracle-worker.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Sometimes it's just because you burnout. Sometimes you suddenly think; I just can't do this anymore.
(Having said that, I once worked five straight days with about eight total hours of sleep. Got eight hours and then worked another twelve. I was rewriting a completely broken feature two weeks before release. Took me three months to write meaningful code again.)
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Joe Woodbury wrote: Sometimes it's just because you burnout. Sometimes you suddenly think; I just can't do this bullsh1t anymore.
FTFY
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I feel you. I once worked 40 hours straight, because some salesman told the customer that we could have a new feature in one week before release. I was the only one on the team that had any experience working with that type of functionality, so of course, I got convicted... I mean, selected. 
"When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others; same thing when you are stupid."
Ignorant - An individual without knowledge, but is willing to learn.
Stupid - An individual without knowledge and is incapable of learning.
Idiot - An individual without knowledge and allows social media to do the thinking for them.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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And that salesperson suddenly had very poor luck keeping nails out of their tires? 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Unfortunately not. It was in the late 90's and I worked for a consulting firm out of Chicago. I was assigned to a project in Allentown, PA, so no way of knowing who it was. I lived 4 states away, so I had to catch a flight home after that stent. Once I got home, I went straight to bed and slept most of the weekend. That Sunday night, I had to catch a flight back. I was in my mid 30's then, so I could handle it and the money was really good.
"When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others; same thing when you are stupid."
Ignorant - An individual without knowledge, but is willing to learn.
Stupid - An individual without knowledge and is incapable of learning.
Idiot - An individual without knowledge and allows social media to do the thinking for them.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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DonathanH wrote: I was in my mid 30's then, so I could handle it
 Yes, I remember those times.
Fortunately I'm approaching an age when I'll soon have no recollection of those times! 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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The problem IMAO is that some of us are too willing to "take one for the team". Just as it's possible to make a good horse destroy itself with overwork, it is possible for humans.
Good developers must learn to say "no", and be firm about it.
One solution would be to refuse to stay at work even one minute longer per day than the bozo in marketing who made the impossible commitment. Either said bozo will be driven into a nervous breakdown if he/she/it/... actually stays the course (WIN!), or they will see that they asked for more than mortals can be expected to deliver (win, win!).
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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The first long-term support version of Java, Java 17, in years has finally arrived. "It isn't all it seems at seventeen."
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🎶🎶
Well, it was hauntingly familiar
Well, I see you doing what I try to do for me
🎶🎶
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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Microsoft has reminded customers today that Windows 10 2004 (all editions) and Windows Server 2004 (Datacenter, Standard editions) will reach the end of servicing on December 14, 2021. Am I the only one that has trouble keeping track of the versions of "the last version of Windows"?
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Don't worry. In a year you can change to the problem of keeping track of the last 'last' version of Windows.
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We continue to evolve Uno Platform in lockstep with the latest Microsoft developer platforms and tooling. Our 3.10 release supports .NET 6 RC1, latest developments in WinUI and Windows 11 Fluent Styles (aka “Sun Valley”). One platform to support them all, and on the desktop run them
Meanwhile, Microsoft's own cross-platform tooling (MAUI) can't keep up with .NET 6[^]
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I am sure that 'Microsoft Uno' is still just a matter of time.
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A survey of 1,200 people offers some intriguing and, frankly, sorrowful conclusions about the future. Will you have to pay for an oil change and video download first?
Perhaps some "Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon"?
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of the 40%, 20% are just desperate; 20% are perverts, and 20% are freaks.
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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maybe they just like robots.
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perhaps like 100% of your forum posts, the survey takers just said whatever they thought would get attention ?
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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perhaps you are taking things a little too serious and need to chill out.
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That gave me a good chuckle, which I needed this morning. 
"When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others; same thing when you are stupid."
Ignorant - An individual without knowledge, but is willing to learn.
Stupid - An individual without knowledge and is incapable of learning.
Idiot - An individual without knowledge and allows social media to do the thinking for them.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Of those 40%, 100% are horny
I don't really see the issue though.
People, especially women, use all kinds of toys, so why not a human-looking (and human-behaving!) toy?
Some well-trained AI is certain to hit that spot.
And while an advanced sex robot is probably pretty expensive, it's probably still cheaper than the real deal in the long run
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Sander Rossel wrote: I don't really see the issue though.
Perhaps I should add that another 20% were those who were so brain-damaged by heavy-metal music, anime, and video games, they could no longer distinguish human beings from machines.
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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