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I guess the source of the burnout is that we are not allowed t o switch careers even for a while. e.g. you are a rockstar developer, say you take a switch to a marine archaeologist or a wildlife photographer for two years and then come back to s/w development? Oh boy you are so screwed

>>>a major production system suddenly going down. Suddenly, there is focus, interrupts go away

Do you want to do that everyday for next 20 years?

1 Apple in 10 lemons is a culture misfit and can be labelled as a brilliant jerk.

I agree. But is this enshrined in some constitution that everybody reads and adheres to?

Typically, it means anybody who has an iota of knowledge, cares about the product and company and is not like the benchwarmer whose claim to fame is B.S. and jargon. He is that stupid sincere guy in a tide of mediocrity. It is easy to cut and normalize one guy than bring up the level of the rest