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The senior engineer death spiral

285 points · 150 comments · nsavage

  1. Dizcorded · · focus · HN ↗
    I’m in this exact position and I don’t know the next steps forward. I’m on a sabbatical because I burnt out after a massive project but the expectation is that I come back and lead another massive project.

    I’ve yet to decide if that’s what I actually want or if there is another solution out there. Is leaving the only real solution?

    1. justonceokay · · focus · HN ↗
      I went through this and ended up becoming (through a long and twisted path) a maintenance super for an apartment building near my house. Maybe an overreaction but every day is a blessing compared to the mental anguish I experienced making corporate software
      1. Neywiny · · focus · HN ↗
        Out of self interest, can you please vindicate a feeling of mine? If a tenant in a carpeted but bottom floor apartment calls at 11pm saying the in-unit laundry room is flooding, what/who would you bring when you go out?
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