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Comment by bhousel | Hacker News Reader

Do we really have to Ask HN this every few days?

It's almost as if the audience of this site participates in an incredibly toxic work culture and we're hearing regular cries for help from the victims of it.

Burnout is real. I was promoted from an entry level to senior level engineer in three years at one of the top tech companies. My compensation is great, and I’m saving heavily. Also, I’m exhausted. As in... I’m wondering what to do next with my life and work. Burn out is an understatement. I don’t talk to my spouse about this because this person has a lot of stuff to deal with, and my family relationships have wined down after they found out what I get paid and basically just wanted me to hand over everything because they believe they are entitled to it. So who do you turn to? It doesn’t solve my problems but it at least helps reading threads like this to see others perspectives.

Easy answer: therapists.

They're paid to listen to you and help you figure out your problems.

If you’re posting to the hiring thread it’s probably not a good idea to make comments like these...

It appears to be a very common problem so I guess the answer is yes.

I understand that it can be annoying to have the same question asked often. It is likely the effect of having a constant influx of new HN readers.

Perhaps if we closed the doors to new users we could solve this problem. I doubt we'll see much support for that solution, and justifiably so

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