The Burnout Machine

The Burnout Machine Originally written by Biozombie, published in 2600 Hacker Quarterly, Autumn 2024 Let’s get real for a minute: the tech industry loves to sell us on the myth of the "dream job." You know the pitch - beanbags in the office, free kombucha on tap, and "Agile" processes that are supposed to make everything more flexible, more efficient. But the reality? It’s a meat grinder that chews up developers, sysadmins, and infosec pros and spits them out the other side - burnt out, disillusioned, and disposable. We’re living in a world where billion dollar tech companies expect us to live and breathe code, demanding 80 hour weeks under the guise of "passion." And what do we get in return? Burnout, anxiety, and the constant threat of layoffs. It’s time to face facts: this industry is not your friend. It’s a machine, and unless we start organizing, it’s going to keep grinding us down. It’s time to talk about unionizing tech jobs. Remember when Agile was supposed to save us all? ... Read full article.