I worked for a startup that got acquired a couple years ago. The acquiring company means well but it's nowhere I would have ever applied to, if you know what I mean.
Thing is, it just wouldn't make financial sense to leave. I have to stay until I'm vested. Nowhere else would come close to making that up.
I took a road trip with my family this summer, hoping it would relieve the burnout. We had a brilliant great time driving across the American Southwest.
Coming back, burnout is worse. I find I care even less. I find myself avoiding major projects and looking busy. I'm nudging features and scope in ways to most minimize my effort. I worry that I'm gonna get warped and dull. What's gonna happen by the time I am fully vested?
Thing is, it just wouldn't make financial sense to leave. I have to stay until I'm vested. Nowhere else would come close to making that up.
I took a road trip with my family this summer, hoping it would relieve the burnout. We had a brilliant great time driving across the American Southwest.
Coming back, burnout is worse. I find I care even less. I find myself avoiding major projects and looking busy. I'm nudging features and scope in ways to most minimize my effort. I worry that I'm gonna get warped and dull. What's gonna happen by the time I am fully vested?