My last job wasn't even that bad compared to the shit I've read on here. My coworkers were, for the most part, on the same page all really hard workers and smart ppl with great ideas to move our project forward but our product team was trash. It was actually kinda cushy but unbearably frustrating and at the same time I think every lead thought I was incompetent for fuckups that I couldn't prevent because they wouldn't invest the money to do so. Hell one of the leads kept causing me more problems even when I had a handle on things. I was the only one left who knew what was going on and this yahoo fucked it all up every time. Each vacation I took, I'd come back to a MESS I had to clean up even after laying out copious amounts of documentation and training on what to do.
I quit 6 months ago after spending 6months all depressed and about ready to walk out the door with no warning. I have a new job now, still with weird annoying issues, but definitely a better and more interesting environment.
Best part is it sounds like 90% of my old team from the previous job has quit and now they have a whole stagnated project…guess who predicted that happened accurately down to the month
Yet Im still carrying all this annoying weight and burnout and almost “trauma” of trying to avoid that happening again. I dropped all my hobbies when I was looking for new work…and I've yet to get back into them even though I loved them. My sleep schedule is INSANE rn. I'm kinda just banking and hoping on better weather to be a more motivating factor to at least go for a daily walk like I used to do diligently but damn. Idk if it's burnout or what.
Thing is…even when you quit a shitty environment, actually letting go is like recovering from a toxic relationship…a quarter of 2022 has passed and I feel dead inside