Questioning how you’ll get through another day at work?
Questioning how you’ll get through another day at work?
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The Steps to Burnout Recovery for a Burned-out Tech Worker
Burnout may be real, but so is burnout recovery. Not Working in Tech is committed to helping tech workers connect with the resources they need to banish burnout. Here’s what you should know about burnout and how to recover from it.
Signs of a Toxic Workplace in Tech
Feel like your tech job is a daily minefield of shifting goals, gaslighting, and "always-on" guilt? You’re not crazy, and it’s not just you. Discover the hidden red flags of a toxic tech workplace—and learn when it’s finally time to step back or get out.
So You’re Headed for a Reorg
Reorganizations are meant to improve efficiencies, but can introduce substantial disruption to people and teams. You’re feeling good about an upcoming project, a breakthrough with your boss, or your team finally getting into a flow. Then you get the email, or you’re called in for an “all hands” — they’re announcing a “reorg.”
Lies You’re Told in Corporate Tech
One day, all the work you’ve put in will pay off — just not yet. This myth is at the heart of what corporate tech employees hear, breathe, and live daily as they work in the most innovative and cutting-edge workplaces in the world. For many, it’s both a lie and a promise that will never come true, and instead will lead them down a path toward burnout, exhaustion, mental health challenges, physical symptoms, and a stifled joy for the career they once loved.

