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> Many people, including myself, developed long-term health problems. One person, as I mentioned, had a nervous breakdown, others just took forever to get any spark back in their careers. I would look these people in the eyes, and they had this look like someone close to them died.

The same thing happened to me last year, and basically this is the reason I have been shadow-banned from HN. I stayed for 2.5 months only, but it was still too much, because I thought I got a decent salary. It cost me twice as much since then because I wasn't able to work since 4 months and I have no clear idea how I will crawl out this huge hole despite taking antidepressant, tranquillizer and going to psychotherapy every week.

DON'T PUT A PRICE TAG ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, and get out of a terrible job until it's too late! It's not worth it, believe me!




Hang in there mate, it will get better. Humans are resilient. FWIW I see your posts fine.


Thanks for your strong but necessary words.

I'll point a friend of mine to your comment. He's constantly complaining of work. Once a bright engineer. Now his eyes look soulless.


My last job drove me to therapy too. It get's better.




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