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I think this is a problem in tech/it careers in general
this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2023
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I completely agree
I feel like cybersecurity should specifically be addressed in terms of it though; The responsibilities & all that get even more insane and I've noticed my friends working in the field are especially stressed out
We have an entire set of rules for mandatory time off, max hours between rest and sabbaticals between large projects, and it is still a struggle to keep staff healthy. It is just a brutal line of work. It takes a toll on your body too. Shit, I had to get four stents on my heart at 44 and cancer at 49.
The joke is, ‘Oh you’ve been in cybersecurity for five years, what’s your addiction?’”
Shits sake if thats the running joke imagine trying to therapize yourself with coworkers bringing the invasive thoughts right back to the table
colleagues at his first security job sharing an affinity for the show “MAS*H"
aw yes!
I don't find this article all that discouraging, however there must be a human cost to this. There are gonna be colleagues who will need more social care and attention, and perhaps mental health services. Good to keep in mind!
My firm has been in operation for almost twenty years. The most common addiction, even if you don't get physically hooked, are uppers. Ritalin, focalin, energy drinks, etc. Anything that gives you hyper focus.
As far as consequences go, I had four stents installed at 44 and cancer at 49. It should have been a bypass but my surgeon is a fucking rockstar. Had I not given up red meat in my twenties, I probably would have had a massive heart attack before forty.
Mental health is always a struggle, but we try to implement as many safeguards as possible. It's still not enough.
Wow. Good on you for doing so much for your health. I lost my Dad to that surgery. Was meant to be stents, turned into an emergency bypass. He was 65. He was a high school + college teacher though, no doubt intense but one step below the explicit demands of cybersecurity outlined in the article.
I am very sorry about your dad. That scares the shit out of me and I think I won't share that tidbit with my wife. She had a rough time with it as she was not expecting that I would have such major health incident at such a young age.
You will be okay. My dad was meant to get it done at your age, if he had been less stubborn... heh. Take care!
I'm sorry to hear that and I hope you're ok
I'm alright, thank you. I'd like people to know these are real and mortal concerns - we live with stress and you can't just ignore it!
Have we learned nothing from the Right To Repair war?
Why fix when you can replace?
Employee's burnt out? Get a new one!
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