Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff
by roncesvalles on Thursday February 09, 2023 @03:45PM
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Loss of efficiency/productivity might not be the product of burnout. It might be the cause.
People get addicted to the dopamine hits of getting things done and when they hit a wall, enter a vicious cycle of depressive withdrawal. Recovering from burnout by taking a break is simply resetting that dopamine addiction. Just a personal theory.
If you work in a high paced environment with competent colleagues, management and tooling, you can just keep rolling with the punches and never hit the wall.
People get addicted to the dopamine hits of getting things done and when they hit a wall, enter a vicious cycle of depressive withdrawal. Recovering from burnout by taking a break is simply resetting that dopamine addiction. Just a personal theory.
If you work in a high paced environment with competent colleagues, management and tooling, you can just keep rolling with the punches and never hit the wall.