According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Burnout is a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress that one has failed to manage.

We as individuals have certain values, and if the company we work does not respect them, it feels like abuse. Our values have to be aligned with the company's values for us to feel motivated to work.

It gets frustrating to become involved in our work, but to have a work environment that is not conducive to our deeper involvement.

Do something different and playful, like drawing or writing. Having a hobby provides us with a creative outlet and gives us a sense of accomplishment. It is good to just enjoy the process and not to make it another goal with deadlines and pressure.

You can get clarity on your needs and requirements by asking yourself the following:

1. There is no sense of accomplishment, and work has lost its purpose.
2. Lack of energy and decreasing will to go to work on a daily basis.
3. Having dizziness, exhaustion, stomach cramp, headaches, sleeplessness and shortness of breath.

• Do not isolate yourself: speak your concerns to your manager.
• It’s a bug: As a software developer, see that the problem you have is a bug that needs to be eradicated.
• Know your path: Meditate to find clarity and understand...

1. Overwork or overcommitment is a clear cause of burnout, at least in the case of software development, as it is an isolated working profile.
2. Lack of trust from the manager, combined with a lack of authority or autonomy towards your ...

There are many companies that create a ‘road to burnout’ and there are some signs that point towards that:

Our interactions with our co-workers affect us in various ways. There can be unresolved conflicts, abuse of power, bullying, harassment, and smear campaigns that we may have to endure.

• A company with a generative culture ensures the psychological safety of an employee. The focus is good results, with shared risks, and all failures being accepted as a default. In such a company, one is not afraid to commit mistakes, experiment or express ...