| Posted: 16 September 2008 at 9:25am | IP Logged | 12
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When I was just around 30 I had a burn out. I was holding down a job I was doing so well and got so many compliments for that I started taking on more and more work, while dealing with critical issues that needed immediate resolution.
I fell into something called the miracle worker syndrome (no jokes, please, I heard them all).
Anyway, on a typical week I might put in 3 all-nighters: started working at 05:00; went around the clock twice; went home for a shower, change of clothes, and some chow; back at work at 06:30. I was doing this for about 9 months, driven by the gratification of the job.
My boss looked so good he got promoted. Got a new boss that wanted to bring "his crew" over. Didn't get along with me got very confrontational and in my face about my methods, which very aggressive and agile. He was very old school about multiplying all his estimates by a factor of four.
Long-short: I quit because I was going to put my fist into the new boss' face. Once the steady pressures of my job were gone, I collapsed, and I mean, I COLLAPSED.
Spent the first month getting out of bed just for bathroom breaks and food. The next three months vegetating. The thing went on for about five months after which, with a lot of encouragement from my younger brother who got me a new job, I started getting "normal" again.
Taught me never to pour 100,000% more into an acitivity than the activity actually pours back into my life. Never again.
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