Burnout Is Real
I never doubted it was real. But I never really understood what it meant until I was deeply depressed and couldn&#x27;t get up from bed to go to work anymore. Ended up leaving my job at a FANG and taking a year long sabbatical before rejoining the workforce in a lower&#x2F;less stressful position for a company not on tech.<p>Sometimes it&#x27;s still depressing to think o took such a hit in my career. Bit when I remember what I felt like at the end I have no doubt I made the right decision.<p>It didn&#x27;t really feel like a decision though. It felt like I was at my wits end. I gave everything and had nothing left.<p>I don&#x27;t blame the company or anyone I worked with. This was all buildup from pressure I put into myself.<p>It&#x27;s real, but it only really becomes real when it happens to you.