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Burnout is such a luxury disease. I mean if you don't have a ridiculous American tech salary you won't get burned out. Rather you will try to find other things to make some more money, because you need the money. Is that my yealousy talking? Perhaps but that doesn't mean it isn't true.



To some extent I agree.

As a parent of two children under 4, I am exhausted.

Given my current obligations though, I’m compelled to keep going.

It’s 3:30am, I have a stomach bug and I’m about to give up on sleep for now and get some work done.

I’ll do this because it’s necessary to maintain a competitive productivity level with my peers.

Burnout is a luxury I can’t afford right now.


> I mean if you don't have a ridiculous American tech salary you won't get burned out.

Burnout is a symptom of overworking, which can happen even outside salaried work environments. It's a common thing where I live, where you're expected to do undocumented overtime until you have completed your work in the eyes of your employer. It's certainly illegal, but rarely ends up in court.


hierarchy of needs

once you escape from the daily struggle of survival your needs also changes




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