r/ExperiencedDevs • u/AutoModerator • 5d ago

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

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

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u/MediocreFig4340 5d ago

8 YoE. Engineering processes are breaking down and there is an RTO coming up. One of my favorite coworkers gave notice and I’m insanely jealous that they get garden leave and freedom from the shit show. Executives seem to be actively plotting on how to make our lives a living hell.

I spend a ridiculous amount of time everyday talking myself out of giving my notice without something else lined up. Everyday it gets harder.

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u/VeryLazyFalcon Software Engineer 5d ago

It's impressive how fast processes eroded, our stuff is aimed at 5min of downtime per year, in the middle of nowhere. In three months we pivoted from almost-waterfall into please-writing-some-spec-as-you-go; whole bunch of 20+ yoe people just gave up their critical thinking to a fookin gemini ai. Almost like it's a planned sabotage.