Burnout
 

How many people here push themselves until they crash?


I have been working on a project for months now and i go weeks of constant programming, going in early, skipping lunch, maybe a few lunch breaks... I am a dynamo, but then eventually, i just cant even look at the computer anymore....


Today is one of those days (hence why i am here). I didnt eat anything but a cereal bar this morning, and i had a cup of coffee (with skim milk... blech...)


As a result, i havent been writing. Cheeba probably thinks i fell off the earth because i havent touched my cooking site in over a month. Hell, i am so dead these days, i held onto 3 Farscape DVDs from netflix for over 2 weeks because i just didnt have the energy to watch them....

And we have a baby on the way :D


hopefully this project will be done by then, but who knows?

anyone else push themselves too hard?

i was on a project once where i was working from 7 in the morning till 1 in the morning .. often 7 days a week .. for 3 months.
our company was being bought out so i was doing the work of 4 people .. the other 3 on the team just gave up and waited for their packages.

near the end of the 3 months i almost lost my mind .. nearly killed anyone who bothered me .. ready to snap.

NEVER AGAIN !!

I think thats what working in a kitchen is all about. Everytime I get hired to open a kitchen in a new restraunt I work 60-70 hours easily. Although I eat (you kinda have to when you are trying to write a menu and get thr recipes right), eating is good for you.. energy and what not. Im burt out from hours like that, I'm looking for a new profession. Kinda sad being burnt out at 22, but Ive already opend three kitchens and managed 2.

Nope. :p

lazy good for nothing gadabout teenager !


get the hell off my lawn !!!!

:D

Damn kids.... :)

I guess im paying my dues now urge (although by 29 you'd think i'd have done that already.......)


the work is okay though.. I'm an "accellerated learner"... I've only been programming for a year and a half but i have been writing stuff that would indicate much more experience.

well .. here's the best advice you'll ever hear.

do it now - before the baby.

smart man

I cant wait.....

Im hoping i can swing working from home a few days a week when the kid comes...

you really do seem super excited about this kid, everytime you mention it in your post I get this feeling in my stomach like something great is about to happen. Maybe Im impathic, or way off, Im still sure there is nothing but love there.

ten bucks says its a girl