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Re: Burnoutindex.org

#31

Post by twoquestions »

thrower123 wrote: post #7
jdkee wrote: post #3

Perhaps tech workers should unionize and demand better healthcare, 40 hour work weeks, etc.

I get the sentiment, but some perspective is in order. We're in the goddamn catbird seat. We make a shitload of money, we actually do have good health insurance, and we punch keyboards in a heated office at a desk. We're not mining coal or working in the fertilizer plant from The Jungle. In this economy, if your work environment sucks, the door is open and there are greener pastures. The biggest problem is really tha…

Which is why it's important to strike while our iron is still hot. Grab collective bargaining power before we absolutely need it, like so many other industries do these days.

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#32

Post by harshvladha »

I got 0.5/6

and still it says "Your burnout risk is HIGH"

I feel, it was because of little high Self-inefficacy.

I experimented with different answers, once I got 0.6/6 and it said: "Your burnout risk is MID", but for that Self-inefficacy was LOW.

It seems like Self-inefficacy has been taken as a high factor for Burnout.

Re: Burnoutindex.org

#33

Post by huebomont »

runawaybottle wrote: post #13

I agree burnout is real, but I have never run into a someone working that doesn’t make a fuss about how ‘busy’ they are. I feel the results are going to be ‘yep, everyone is burnt out’.

I'm not busy, and still burnt out. Not having enough of value to do can also burn you out.

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Post by pizza234 »

A bit (quite a lot) simplistic (but personally, I appreciate the idea).

In order to get a "low" index in each parameter, one needs to always set the best possible scenario, which is not realistic.

Even in the best possible scenario _in real world_, one could be less than sympathetic with somebody else once a month. That doesn't mean they're at "mid" level of a burnout parameter.

And not reaching the productivity potential at times is normal (and cyclical). Again, not a burnout parameter.

I see "Based on scientific questionnaires created by psychology professionals", but I doubt it's professionally assembled.

Re: Burnoutindex.org

#35

Post by Freak_NL »

warp wrote: post #14
Freak_NL wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No personal information is asked, so the dataset will be pretty useless for monetization (you could just computationally generate a couple of thousand of responses and pretend it was the real deal). uBlock Origin blocked one weird tracker-like third-party I didn't recognize: fullstory.com. The rest were the usual Google analytics crap.

fullstory records your entire session, which can be really useful for developers and UX folks to investigate bugs or better understand how people are using your site. It's also super creepy.

Ew. Good thing uBlock Origin blocks it then.

Re: Burnoutindex.org

#36

Post by harshvladha »

sp332 wrote: post #19
Freak_NL wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No personal information is asked, so the dataset will be pretty useless for monetization (you could just computationally generate a couple of thousand of responses and pretend it was the real deal). uBlock Origin blocked one weird tracker-like third-party I didn't recognize: fullstory.com. The rest were the usual Google analytics crap.

They could use your IP address or some tracking cookies to link this data to a bunch of other data. Potentially.

- use incognito to avoid trackers

- use proxy / vpn

- resize your window if you are still scared

Re: Burnoutindex.org

#37

Post by op00to »

tempsy wrote: post #15

I don't think burnout is really about overwork so much as spending even 40 hours a week doing something that is contrary to your own personal values. I suspect a lot of people work on things (ads, selling more crap, getting people in more debt, etc.) that they ultimately don't think really matter or are a net benefit to society.

I burned out because I found I was covering for higherups and enabling their further abuse and bad behavior. Can't do that forever...

Re: Burnoutindex.org

#38

Post by eanzenberg »

harshvladha wrote: post #32

I got 0.5/6 and still it says "Your burnout risk is HIGH" I feel, it was because of little high Self-inefficacy. I experimented with different answers, once I got 0.6/6 and it said: "Your burnout risk is MID", but for that Self-inefficacy was LOW. It seems like Self-inefficacy has been taken as a high factor for Burnout.

The quiz is at best propaganda and at worst psychologically damaging. Besides, you can't laugh at the optics of 1%ers whining about how hard their insanely profitable jobs are.

Re: Burnoutindex.org

#39

Post by eanzenberg »

pizza234 wrote: post #34

A bit (quite a lot) simplistic (but personally, I appreciate the idea). In order to get a "low" index in each parameter, one needs to always set the best possible scenario, which is not realistic. Even in the best possible scenario _in real world_, one could be less than sympathetic with somebody else once a month. That doesn't mean they're at "mid" level of a burnout parameter. And not reaching the productivity pote…

The quiz is at best propaganda and at worst psychologically damaging. Besides, you can't laugh at the optics of 1%ers whining about how hard their insanely profitable jobs are.

Re: Burnoutindex.org

#40

Post by throwawayhhakdl »

schwinn140 wrote: post #28

This is great. Any interest in expanding the Roles available in the drop-down menu to be more inclusive of other Roles within a tech company. Speaking for myself, a tech industry Marketer, I'm pretty damn burnt out! Thanks for creating a tool to help us visualize and keep reference of where we're mentally at. It might be a cool feature to have the ability to save your report and trigger repeat measurements over time.…

I like this conceptually, but I don’t think I trust it to be... a reliable opinion.

I got 1.5 / 6. Apparently this means I’m at HIGH risk, which strikes me as pretty stupid. What are other people getting?

(I am comfortable and pretty darn sure I’m not burnt out at all, answering several of these as “Never”)

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