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Burnout and overwork across tech teams

Careers4 posts from 4 people4d active+22 posts in the last 7 days, 0 the 7 days before (rising)

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Posts per day4 posts, Sep 2 to Sep 25

The posts behind it

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Other Avenues as a Data Engineer...a learning curve for sure especially since some applications are older and there's lack of documentation to learn from. Also production support kills me whenever items come up. Perhaps it feels intense now due to a huge upgrade my team is working on where it's been late nights...r/dataengineeringu/lalapaldanSep 232 days ago
Maybe it's my burnout speaking but one fact that frustrates me to no end is how our team essentially went through a 180 when it comes down to code comments (where a cynical me would say this is caused by AI that always loves to leave said comments) Sometimes it's hard to...Hacker News commentsgreasephalangesSep 205 days ago
Boss is pushing for certs...is there something I’m missing here? Like I feel like there is some weird motive here I can’t figure out, or it’s just poorly funded incentives that I’m supposed to be giddy over. Like I’m pretty sure the exams are almost as. Much as the pay increase? I haven’t done anything to...r/sysadminu/TheDonglesSep 102 weeks ago
So burned out...be a waste of your time.. I'm so fucking burned out of IT. It only took 5 years. I hate that everyone's fucking problem is my problem. It's just problem after problem after problem. FUCK these problems. Why are we fucking doing this? Why are we looking at a screen every day and...r/sysadminu/bigfartspoptartsSep 23 weeks ago

Companies and products named

Company or productPosts naming it
Claude1
Jira1
Google Cloud1
Cisco1
About this problem

Evidence

4 posts from 4 people in 3 places, about 1 a week over 22 days. Mostly on r/sysadmin, r/dataengineering, Hacker News comments. Tools named alongside: Claude, Jira, Google Cloud, Cisco.

Frustration Frustration 3 of 3· Seen on Reddit, Hacker News

How it was grouped

Posts that state a pain and match the "burnout" rule. First post Sep 2, 2026, latest Sep 23, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method

History

  • 2026-09-25 Corroboration: unverified to corroborated
  • 2026-09-25 Momentum: new to rising
  • 2026-09-25 Added: Burnout and overwork across tech teams (2 posts)

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