Gary Varga (2/28/2013)
I've suffered a serious burnout once and a close call one other time. As with many things, recovering from going too far is harder than not going too far in the first place. Having said that, there are far too many people in IT who are "knowledge static" (my term). They either learnt somethings and decided that was enough or just muddle through never intentionally improving themselves.This editorial highlights that continuous improvement is an essential, albeit slow, never ending task.
Of course, the sheer fact that we are here on SQLServerCentral.com probably means that we all have already accepted this 😉
This really speaks to me today. I reached a full burnout point about 18 months ago - mostly due to an overwhelming workload that did not allow for learning anything new. I really jumped off the deep end - left my job to pursue a totally new career as a blackjack dealer. It didn't go very well for me and I felt "trapped" into having to come back to IT. Fortunately I found a great new spot that has put me back into learning mode. I'm really lucky to have landed softly. And as a bonus, I have a new set of card tricks!