Recognising Burnout - FOSDEM 2020

This is a talk I gave at FOSDEM 2020 about burnout. The hardest talk I had ever given, especially as I was not in a great place when giving it.
More details and slides here: archive.fosdem.org/2020/sched...

[@NigelsWorkbench]

These issues aren't talked about enough. Well done 😊I recently did a 10 minute talk myself at my Rotary club, about mental health issues.

[@drphilxr]

as a 50something doctor, this is rampant in medicine- i can't imagine how bad it is in tech- as i see my hospital IT staff suffer a LOT. Management only gives lip service to this, while not addressing staffing, the root cause of overwork. The only thing one can hope to do is extricate oneself into a better position!

[@linuxjedivideo]

I can only imagine. The last 4 years in particular have been a nightmare for anyone working for the NHS unfortunately. The longer it takes to fix, the more everyone suffers. People who can do those jobs with a smile and care for the patients despite everything going on behind the scenes are real heroes.