TL; DR:

• Burnout builds slowly -- it sneaks up on you
• Trust with your manager enables harder conversations
• Know what you want before raising burnout
• The live stream is skipped this week -- I'm on-call for work.

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Should You Talk To Your Manager About Burnout?

I came across a post on the ExperiencedDevs subreddit that I wanted to dig into. A developer is feeling completely burnt out -- dealing with bureaucracy, red tape, slow-moving processes -- and they're preparing for an upcoming 1:1 with their manager. Their question: how do I even start this conversation?

It's the right question to ask. And getting it right matters. So let me share my thoughts.

You can check out my full thoughts on this in the video below: