Only you can prevent the developer burnout

A developer is spending a day in deep concentration in front of a computer screen. Teams can be remote or small, which further reduces human interaction, especially in this quarantine period. Did you find that you are losing passion for coding? Did you find the spark of motivation is now missing somewhere for coding? Burnout among software professionals is far more widespread than many would like to admit. In this session, we will take a look at the developer's burnout, how to identify the burnout, discuss the actions more specific to programmers to be taken to rekindle the inner fire and techniques to rest and rise in your work with more productivity.

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1. Lunch & Learn
   Session
   Computer Enterprises Inc
   April 30, 2020
   

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2. Only You can
   Prevent
   Developer
   Burnout
   Focus on the Flame and
   Rekindle your inner fire
   

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3. Sivamuthu Kumar
   Computer Enterprises Inc, Orlando, FL
   Breaking & Building things - in both personal and professional life.
   Speaker - 40+ sessions in two years and new connections.
   Community building and developer advocacy
   

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4. What is burnout?
   Why does it matter?
   What causes it?
   How do I keep from getting burned out?
   I’m already burned out. Now what?
   

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5. Disclaimer
   • The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are
   those of the author and do not necessarily represent official
   policy or position of Computer Enterprises Inc or of its
   associates.
   • “You do you”. Do the right thing for you.
   • It’s not a professional medical advice.
   

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6. Story in my life…
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7. A person met
   me three
   years ago…
   

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8. He discussed what
   my future hold and
   three steps to take.
   Who is he? What
   are the three
   steps?
   

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9. Physical, mental or emotional exhaustion
   caused by chronic workplace stress that has
   not been successfully managed.
   What is burnout?
   

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10. Why is there so much burnout in
    software?
    Developer Burnout
    

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11. New technology is
    raising customer
    expectations at
    breakneck pace.
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12. Customers are pushing companies to do better
    Expertise Instant Value
    Getting ahead to
    the market
    Faster
    Performance
    Latest Innovation Mobile First Availability Reliability
    Bug free – High
    quality
    Cross platform
    consistency
    Reaching every
    user with
    personalized
    experience
    Monitoring
    

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13. Obsessed with
    building feature
    

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14. I have too many
    tools said no
    one ever.
    Developers?!?
    

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16. Why does it
    matter?
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    Why does it
    matter?
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17. 300 Million global workers
    suffer from depression
    $1 Billion cost in lost
    productivity
    

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20. Recognizing burnout
    Recognizing burnout
    

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21. Listen to yourself !
    Your body and mind can give you a lot of clues.
    

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22. Warning signs
    Not getting
    enough sleep
    Working more
    than the regular
    hours
    Less focused Loneliness /
    Feeling
    disconnected
    Change in
    appetite
    Self deprecation Anger
    

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23. Unmanaged Stress &
    Low self esteem
    

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25. Less Stress High Self Esteem
    

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26. More Stress Low Self Esteem
    

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27. Control
    Prevention Strategy
    Cope
    Repair Strategy
    Comfort
    Introspection Strategy
    Reduce Stress Boost Self Esteem
    

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28. Know your enemy
    that cause stress to you …
    

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29. Self care helps you manage
    stress better
    

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30. Rest
    

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31. Release
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32. Refocus
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33. Recommitment
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34. Reach out
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35. Imbalance in workload
    Autonomy and Control
    Rewards
    Workplace community
    Fairness
    Value and Ethics
    

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36. Listen
    Clarify expectations
    Communicate the organizational purpose
    Agile Career Approach
    Flex time
    Keep the team balanced
    What can
    managers do?
    

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37. He discussed what
    my future hold and
    three steps to take.
    Who is he? What
    are the three
    steps?
    

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38. My future self
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39. Break
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40. Build
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41. Rest
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42. Talk with your future self.
    Do you want to radically change your life?
    

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43. Thank you
    

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