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By: kilax

kilax — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:49:29 +0000

kilax – That three-day weekend WAS my vacation Hee hee hee

By: javaqueen14

javaqueen14 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:05:50 +0000

Take a vacation

By: kilax

kilax — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:48:26 +0000

Gina (Mannyed) – What I love about my job is that I jump around from a lot of projects; sometimes 5 a week! When I do start to work on one for a LONG time… that is when I start to feel the burn. Ah, the pleasures of working in a small firm! Hee hee hee

Nilsa – I’ve thought about that – how I’d like to switch up work every few years to keep things fresh… but really? How feasible is THAT? NOT AT ALL!!! I better get used to it

martymankins – “Too many hands in the kitchen” – that’s a quote I find myself using a lot lately! That does seem to make me less likely to work on things… when I try doing something one way, and it keeps getting changed, by different people, over and over…

By: martymankins

martymankins — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:26:09 +0000

I do better with shorter projects, under the time crunch. I do my best work towards the end of the project, which is when I enjoy it the most. But previous projects I’ve done, I stay focused, but tend to get overwhelmed if there are too many hands in the kitchen, so to speak.

As I get older, though, it’s harder to stay focused. I think part of that is being burned out… which happens much sooner than later.

By: Nilsa

Nilsa — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:46:28 +0000

Here’s the thing about being an adult. We don’t have the same cycles we had in school. We don’t get parent-teacher days off. Or the whole summer for that matter. We don’t necessarily change jobs every 4 years. Life out here has much more of a permanence to it. And for people just out of school, I think that’s daunting. It’s easy to wonder how will I last? I’m not sure I can tell you what works … but you’ll figure out a balance. I’m sure of it.

By: Gina (Mannyed)

Gina (Mannyed) — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:02:04 +0000

It’s totally a sign of being burnt out. I guess the best way to avoid burn out is to limit your time on each projects just to keep everything fresh. Devoting all your energy and effort into one project has to be draining. I think burn out is coming among lots of workers.