Burnout - It's more common than you think: Sonia Cuff - Cloud Advocate Microsoft

IT is usually a thankless profession. When everything is working people forget about us, and when something breaks everything is our fault. This, combined with an almost obsessive sense of duty to keep things humming day and night often leads to burnout. This podcast gets real and examines what burnout looks like, some things you can do to combat it, and why you should be on the lookout for it in yourself and others. Sonia has traveled the world delivering talks on burnout in IT and shares her experience with us here.  Enjoy and Subscribe! Continue the conversation by Joining the tabGeeks slack community: no sponsors and no assholery allowed at tabGeeks.com/Slack or on twitter by following me @MrJNowlin and Sonia @SoniaCuff Learn more about tabGeeks: The IT Support Conference at www.tabgeeks.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabgeeks/message

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We’ve come a long way since computers took up the size of a room, and with every new advancement, from the smartwatch to the internet itself there have always been people who have loved tech more than anyone else. When answering the phone they skip the traditional ‘hello’ or ‘hi’, resorting instead to their mantra, ‘have you tried turning it off and on again?’ These people have gone by many names over the decades, but they are consistent in their calling. IT. They work in the shadows, diligently keeping operations from going dark. These everyday heroes..... are known as Heroes of IT