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Re:Ask HN: Discuss burnout with boss? by marricks on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @04:49PM (#10428577)
Any manager which cares about their employees would say that, "you should have come to me sooner." Only issue is how many managers are actually empathetic?
Re:Ask HN: Discuss burnout with boss? by fredkbloggs on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @10:18PM (#10430059)
At the line manager level, probably many, even most. Empathy is selected against for promotion at most corporations, so if the OP is reporting to someone who is already a senior manager or aspiring to become one, it's unlikely.

That said, even the most cold-blooded bastard is going to make an effort to keep any middling-or-better employee right now. It's too hard to find competent replacements.

Re:Ask HN: Discuss burnout with boss? by mason55 on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @07:26PM (#10429548)
IMO it depends on the employee. I have some where I'd for sure go to bat to keep them around. I have some who slack off, put in minimal hours, and do a terrible job checking their work. They're a net positive, but barely, and if they were to throw a fit like that I'd tell them to take a hike.