Emotional Symptoms of Burnout
- Feeling pressured or exhausted. These states can stem from internal factors, e.g. lowered productivity, or external factors, e.g. toxic work culture
- Sense of failure and self-doubt. If you feel low, you may engage in negative self-talk and think that you are not good enough for this job
- Detachment, feeling alone in the world. You may feel like there’s none there to help you with it
- Depersonalization: cynicism and indifference. It’s when you feel detached or even callous towards your colleagues, projects and clients.
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Many developers experience mental fatigue, emotional numbness and loss of motivation, which they tend to ignore. These red flags keep on growing in number until developers feel overwhelmed and unable to code. Learn about causes and symptoms of burnout and learn how to prevent and overcome it
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