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The On-Call Burnout Epidemic I watched three senior SREs leave our team in six months. Exit interviews all said the same thing: on-call was unsustainable. We were spending $500K+ recruiting replacements for a problem that could have been fixed with $...

The On-Call Burnout Epidemic I watched three senior SREs leave our team in six months. Exit interviews all said the same thing: on-call was unsustainable. We were spending $500K+ recruiting replacements for a problem that could have been fixed with $...

The On-Call Burnout Epidemic I watched three senior SREs leave our team in six months. Exit interviews all said the same thing: on-call was unsustainable. We were spending $500K+ recruiting replacements for a problem that could have been fixed with $...

You've probably heard that working too many hours causes burnout. Turns out that's not the real problem anymore. New research from 2026 shows cognitive strain has replaced workload as the primary driver of burnout. It's not how many hours you work. I...

If you’re constantly exhausted, unfocused, and emotionally flat, the most common explanation is burnout. Long hours. Endless meetings. Mental overload. But here’s the uncomfortable truth:not all exhaustion is burnout—and mislabeling depression as bur...
