Burnout in Tech – A 'Lessons From Velocity' Session
Burnout in Tech – A 'Lessons From Velocity' Session
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Burnout in Tech
A 'Lessons From Velocity' Session
Tom Dyer
Systems Engineer - L.I.V.E. - Solium
http://tomdyer.ca / @thomaswsdyer
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Burnout in Tech
Based on the session by Dr. Christina Maslash (UC Berkley)
Presented at Velocity Santa Clara 2015
What Does 'Burnout' Look Like?
- Exhaustion
- Cynicism
- Professional Inefficiency
What Is Burnout?
A prolonged response to chronic interpersonal stressors while on the job.prolonged and chronic
"I feel like it's eroding my soul."You Know the Feeling
How Does It Happen?
Six Areas of Stressors
- Workload
- Control
- Reward
- Community
- Fairness
- Values
Anyone need a 'SCARF'?
Peter
Workload, Fairness
Samir
Recognition, Community
Michael
Control, Values
Why Should We Care?
- Poor quality of work
- Low morale
- Absenteeism
- Turnover
- Health problems
- Depression or anger
- Family problems
How Can We Help?
- Sustainable (and interesting) workload
- Choice and control
- Recognition and rewards (not just money)
- Supportive work communtiy
- Fairness, respect, social justice
- Clear values - Meaningful work
And There's More!
Prevention is better than treatment.
Engagement is the key - pay attention, talk about it.
Build it, Monitor it, Improve it.
Organizational (or team) engagement vs. individual
Why Did I Share This?
I was burnt out
What About Us?
- What do you see on the LIVE Team? Dev? Solium?
- What risks can you think of?
- What have we done in the past?
- What can we do?
Resources
This Presentationthomaswsdyer.github.io/BurnOutInTech
Researchmaslach.socialpsychology.org/
Books The Truth About Burnout / Banishing BurnoutMonkey Business
ArticlesBeing a Go-Getter Is No Fun / The Power of Full Engagement