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@davidak @ErisCaffee Burnout oh such a lovely feeling which comes around every couple of years, because of exactly the above mentioned and additional reasons. I still kind of manage somehow to do the keysmashing business of the desperate IT worker. The feeling of just quitting and leaving behind systems which collapses under its own weight is still something which stops me doing that. And the general lack of vision for what is supposed to come after my work. Capitalism sucks. People suck. 5 comments
@ErisCaffee @davidak Running from savings, well that's an option. If someone is privileged enough that can be done for months and years. The somewhat better european needs to regularly visit his labor office and get depressed by that institution. I despise that stuff, one reason I don't do it. Going into the game industry is not the best idea if it comes to burnout. The work conditions there are especially toxic. Everybody get's more done, when the brakes are not constantly on. My plan is to try and avoid working for a big studio. Ideally I'd like to be an independent developer, either making small games of my own or doing freelance work for others. Basically, I want to try and be my own boss for a change. I know that means lean times, but I don't care. Nothing could be worse than what I had, which was severly impacting my health. If I can do something that I actuallly find interesting and creative, then I can put up with long hours and lower pay. @ErisCaffee Oh that idea I have too since a long time Independence as my own boss. Game Dev was also a thing which I would like to do, but sadly I belonged to those wo were more fascinated with coding an engine than bringing acceptable ideas to the table. Founding a worker collective sounds also like a nice idea, but because of how solidarity is just a word I don't thing I would find the people with whom that would work. It can get a bit confusing at times when you play around with new technology and then try to implement a few weeks later at work 😅 . |
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@fantazo @davidak
I feel you. This past summer I quit my job because of burnout. I decided I'd rather live off of savings rather than keep doing what I was doing.
Since then I've played lots of games, and now I'm learing Unreal Engine and hoping to jump into games programming myself. Also, my sleep schedule has gone from highly erratic and unreliable to a steady 8am to 10pm with no need for naps, and I'm getting a lot more done.
Burnout is real, but you can recover from it.
@fantazo @davidak
I feel you. This past summer I quit my job because of burnout. I decided I'd rather live off of savings rather than keep doing what I was doing.
Since then I've played lots of games, and now I'm learing Unreal Engine and hoping to jump into games programming myself. Also, my sleep schedule has gone from highly erratic and unreliable to a steady 8am to 10pm with no need for naps, and I'm getting a lot more done.