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How do you handle burnouts? Would love to know what you guys have to say about this.
PayPal is a company that cares deeply about Work-Life balance, and personal wellness.
Occasionally, there will be a project or a site issue that requires you to burn the midnight oil, but for the majority of us, those are few and far between.
From what I've observed (and have caught myself doing on occasion), most cases of burnout are self-inflicted. When people bite off more than they can chew, they need to be able to recognize and correct it. Failing that, it falls to the managers to point it out, and ensure that work is spread evenly.
Moreover, we're on the laid-back side, and enjoy benefits such as untracked vacation days, and the ability to work from home on occasion. It's very important to point out that our culture does not penalize you for asking for help, nor for enjoying these benefits.
Sometimes burnout simply means boredom with your current role. Our culture also respects people moving laterally to new roles. We have internal tooling for job searches, and managers tend to be supportive of these moves.
We'd rather have a good employee remain here, and be motivated, even if that implies moving to a new team.
My managers and co-workers(@tituswoo is one of my favorites) are my great resources that helped me go through my burn out most of the times. I talked through my difficulties with them, and they gave me different ways to perceive things. I like workout a lot and it definitely helps to release the stress. Our San Jose office has a great indoor gym, soccer field, and tennis court. I try to use as many times as I can :D Also, it's very important to give yourself some unplugged times. We have a great vacation policy, so as long as it's the reasonable/no conflict with works, my manager always give me enough vacation times