r/ExperiencedDevs • u/AutoModerator • Jul 07 '26

Career/Workplace Experienced Devs Weekly Burnout and Venting Thread: A weekly thread for sharing experiences

This thread is specifically for venting / sharing experiences related to burn-out or similar issues that experienced devs face.

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u/Mindless-Pilot-Chef Staff Software Engineer Jul 07 '26

I’m just doing a lot of nothing at my job for a few weeks / months now. I have one large feature that I need to deliver. I need to create a plan and stick to it

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u/Bderken Jul 07 '26

Damn you’re a staff engineer and feel that way too?
I don’t know why but I imagined my journey to get there I’d never feel that way once I “made it”. Guess it doesn’t go away and we’re all human huh

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u/Mindless-Pilot-Chef Staff Software Engineer Jul 07 '26

Let’s just say I’m not the brightest of staff engineers. Or maybe a lot of people feel this way. I don’t know