DEVOPS DAYS MTL 2018 - Jason Yee
summary
Burnout is widespread in tech: surveys show ~40% lose sleep from work stress, ~50% report 8–20 hours overtime, 82% have considered leaving, and Canadian studies report 25% daily high stress and 64% doing overtime. Practical fixes focus on changing environments via DevOps alignment and addressing the six Maslach mismatches, plus frontline skills: use the Maslach or SMBM indicators and train people in ALGEE mental health first aid (assess, listen, give reassurance, encourage help) and link to resources like 2‑1‑1, SMI and CMHA.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Story of Bob
- 4:52Who I am and what I collect
- 7:03Burnout as community problem
- 9:38Tech burnout statistics
- 10:19Six burnout causes
- 15:37Recognizing burnout in others
- 19:54Burnout versus depression
- 20:36Mental health first aid
- 25:56ALGEE method recap
- 27:42Fighting tech burnout
- 28:25Opening the floor for questions
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