windrince

Re:Ask HN: Developers living with CFS, what are your tips? on Monday August 09, 2021 @06:06PM (#28122911)

Thanks for the reply. My boss started a few weeks after me and I was upfront with him -- though, I didn't specify I had chronic fatigue syndrome, as I'm always afraid that people will think lesser about my quality of work for some unjustified reason. He's been really accommodating of my needs, but I'm also one of the few to get everything done on time, which I'm sure helps.

Edit: to be more specific, I told him about my sleep issues and made it clear that I could not work outside of 9-5.

Ask HN: Developers living with CFS, what are your tips?

Posted by windrince on Monday August 09, 2021 @05:36PM
from the ask-hn dept.

For 20 years I've been a developer, cycling between non-restorative sleep and heavy fatigue (with brain fog).It's incredibly hard: my brain is either not wanting to accept any input or it's burned out and sleep deprived.I get all my work done on time, but always feel guilty and incapable for taking so many breaks.I've taken less money to work for a company that offers me 7 hour days with...

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