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Ask HN: Do you feel burnout from being less hands on as you become more senior?

Hacker News - Mon, 11/11/2024 - 9:28pm

I work in a 50-60 person SaaS company and I'm taking on a head of engineering role. At this level, my whole day is spent writing out plans and proposals, responding to communications, checking on projects, connecting resources, etc. On rare occasions, if I have time, I might actually build something small.

I know my job carries value. If done right, the whole company benefits by having clarity in what to do. The whole company is doing so much more than I could do as an individual and they can progress without doubts because of the groundwork I've helped lay down.

So while I don't have a feeling of being worthless, it all feels empty at the same time. I miss being a person who actually does stuff instead of directing it. I don't have long work hours. I receive a good salary. But I still feel like I'm heading towards burnout. It's work I don't want to do anymore. Does anyone else feel this in senior roles? What do you do at this point? Is there a limit I can go in my career with this feeling? Advice and shared experiences are appreciated here.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42112266

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Hacker News - Mon, 11/11/2024 - 9:03pm

Obsidian plug-in that allows you to create and store ASCII diagrams in your notes. It can be used to visualise diagrams, flowcharts, complex tables, Gantt charts and more in technical documentation, that will be rendered as a nice SVG graphics.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42112168

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