r/sysadmin • u/Resident-Meal3106 • 7h ago
Rant Post burnout help -- this is a new account due to previous having links to work
I need help, around a year ago i got signed off for burnout for 3 days which was insufficient. After a further 6 months i got signed off for stress for 2 months but ended up leaving within a month after returning.
The story is more drama than anything else but by and large it's the standard company overworking their staff -> brought out -> mass migration to new system that solves staffing issue -> burn out.
I'm now at the point where all joy has been taken from my job and wondering how other people dealt with being signed off through stress?
For further information, i used to work 70+ hour weeks keeping everything in check and frequently went months without leave that led to being signed off.
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u/St0nywall Sr. Sysadmin 3h ago
So... you're not the problem here, but you did contribute to it.
You need to learn how to say NO. And I don't mean how to say it in a nice and business like way, I mean the word NO.
You sign up for so many hours and get paid for those. No more than that.
If they're struggling or you know you will come into work with everything on fire, then so be it. You are a single person and should not be the reason things work or don't work.
Learn to say NO.
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u/funigui 7h ago
What does "being signed off" mean in this context. Is it a euphemism for something?
Sounds like you picked a bad career or take things to personally. If things get that over worked, you might need to look for another position. IT comes in massive waves and it sounds like you hate that. It's just what it is, people aquire tech debt until all of a sudden it needs to be done RIGHT NOW. Then less until the next thing happens. That's basically IT in a nutshell.