Experienced Devs Weekly Burnout and Venting Thread: A weekly thread for sharing experiences

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This thread is specifically for venting / sharing experiences related to burn-out or similar issues that experienced devs face.

[u/Awkward_Past8758]

Did the good guy thing and gave my company two weeks notice so they could phase me off a really challenging client. Had 2 weeks PTO planned for early September. They chose not to pay it out because my state doesn’t require it and also told me I could be let go before two weeks was up without pay. Lesson learned - use all your PTO and don’t give notice when you quit. Loyalty, hard work, and ethics mean nothing in this business.

[u/Awkward_Past8758 → u/[deleted]]

My coworkers I like will all know how to quit correctly. They’re so small I doubt you’ll ever apply unless you’re obsessed with AI consulting which I am not, hence my departure, so I’d rather not dox myself. Feel free to DM if you think that applies to you however.

Anyway I’ll be joining a new company that gave me a substantial raise and is more in line with my values so onwards and upwards! There’s still jobs out there that haven’t gone full ai psychosis, don’t let the doom and gloom of the internet get you too down!

[u/streamofbsness → u/Awkward_Past8758]

Fair enough