#burnout

Lately it feels like my brain just isn't firing the way it used to, which is far from ideal in the time of layoffs. I'm slower, more tired, and small things keep slipping through the cracks. I have made some changes and seen a doctor, but progress is uneven. I feel like I'm signing my layoffs notice myself.

I don't want it for others, but myself. I would volunteer if there was a way. I'm just so done with this place.

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When will we get a chance to breathe again? To just focus on our work without having to worry about what is going to be thrown our way next? I'm getting really tired of this cr-p.

So the expected answer would be "no" 😂
But after a few years here I wanted to create a list, which is no doubt just the start for which many of you can relate or add to. Im trying to explore DXCs current employees views and how you all feel, does the current culture of DXC effect your mental health?
Feel free to add more to my list in the comments.

It would be nice for some media platforms to highlight this feed if it gets traction on LinkedIn.

So here I go...

That 1% pay rise.. after 6/8 years
False promises after promise for salary review, so we feel burnt out and under appreciated.
Constantly battling additional workloads with no return.
Seeing management spew energy going into this AI comercial and yet they have no idea what the feck it is.
Constant changes in leadership who get bonuses and never connect with the workforce then leave.
Clear lack of direction by management.
Lack of career progression / guidance for skilled employees.
Seeing colleagues that are skilled 20+ years hang on, but for some reason they are still on a just above minimum wage salary due to inflation.
(These employees are normally the vital contacts that the clients get on with as highlighted in a recent town hall, if it wasn't for them alot if the clients would have left by now).
Seeing graduates getting onboard but knowing there is no 'happy' career for them here.

The list goes on so feel free to add, but wanted to know your views.
Happy 2026 folks let's address these issues.

I've been here too long. I don't like my job, my latest team is meh, and compensation could be better. I know beggars can't be choosers, and the job market is tight. What I'm saying is that if I'm cut, I wouldn't be sad about it or consider it my personal failure. Regardless of how much corporations like seeing you devastated. I'm confident that if I'm laid off, things will sort themselves out, as they always do.

Moral is so bad and everyone is so miserable that i fight to log on and stay on daily. This has to be intentional by these mo--ns running this place into the ground. Holding out as long as possible because of the pay and the fact so many are struggling to fund other jobs but dont know how much longer i can do this

I've been burning the candle at both ends for a long time, and I just can't seem to do it anymore. Not even the time off helped. I just can't concentrate. I can't get myself to do anything. This is terrifying, because I'm worried it'll lead to me being fired, and in this job market getting shown the door without severance would be devastating. But even knowing that, I'm barely able to get myself to do much of anything. I'm honestly not sure how to shake this off.

All day today I was like "what to do: quiet quit or really quit without any job to move into??". I used to really love software and engineering before Dell.

Now I think this is my first job where I really hate it, mainly because of our "great": tools,processes,managers and yesman crowd. oh ye and cant have a single meeting without AI AI AI bs and some other random 10 words nobody use outside of Dell.

I did literally nothing today and plan same for rest of the week, got another id--t task which description was written by manager on dr-gs and it will be "always NOK" so I plan just commit some MicroSlop and will "hide" till rest of sprint like the rest of them.

Nothing fundamentally changes. Layoffs still loom, your manager's just as terrible, the office drama is equally exhausting, most of the work is meaningless garbage with processes that are completely broken, and you're still unhappy. Swear to god, even the damn walls looked the same at my previous two places. It's a necessity, but almost never an improvement. Pretty bleak.

Don't forget to set your alarm clocks back to the pump and grind tomorrow
Lol 😆 🤣 😂

If 2024 and 2025 proved anything, it’s that forcing people into offices five days a week didn’t fix culture, didn’t improve performance, and didn’t magically make the stock take off. What it did do was burn people out, drain morale, and push good talent out the door.

As we head into the new year, leadership has a choice. Keep doubling down on a policy everyone knows isn’t working, or finally admit that flexibility, trust, and results matter more than badge swipes and presence reports.

People want to do good work. They want balance. They want to feel respected. That’s not radical, that’s the modern workforce. Companies that get this are winning. Companies that don’t are watching their best people leave.

If 2026 is just another year of pretending RTO equals culture, nothing will change. If leadership actually listens and resets to a realistic hybrid model, there’s still a chance to rebuild trust.

New year. New opportunity. Same question.

Are we going to keep repeating the mistake, or finally learn from it?

lol, makes sense why are you all bringing back those that were let go, the chosen ones weren’t overworked, the work is over their heads

I’m willing to take almost any other job, even one that pays less, just to be able to leave this place. Five years here have felt like ten anywhere else.

If ever. I’m not looking forward to my severely crippled team scrambling to cover the roles that are now gone, along with all the overtime and stress that will come with it. Our manager is likely to put even less effort into organizing the workload in a way that actually considers our limited time, how our skills are distributed, and the real weight of the tasks.

I never thought I’d feel this way, but when the next round comes, I’ll be happy to step forward if given an opportunity. That’s how worn down Cisco has made me.

Is anybody else so fu--ing tired of having this as an expectation? Every time we ask for resources or support, it’s like talking to a wall. They just pile on more work and expect miracles without giving a damn about the people actually doing it.

We're already covering two or three jobs each. What's the plan? Do they expect the remaining few to do four or five people's work until everyone burns out? What happens then?

2025 was meant to be my exit year from Wells Fargo. I applied, interviewed, networked, and pushed as hard as I could. Now 2026 is basically here and nothing changed. To say it’s demoralizing would be an understatement.

It has been over six months since I left Honeywell. And in that time that time looking back retrospectively, failed managers at Honeywell are constantly trying to keep their talent cheap and over worked.
Seeing people leave for more money was always a sign of hope that people are capable of more. Often managers are forced to offer, less than ideal candidates for rather serious roles. Seeing work flows occurred by people doing the minimum, or even just resume building for the presumed manager role in the future was scary.
If, and that is a big if, you find another role. Jump. It will be only be the best decision of your life. At least for me it was a less of a gamble, but rather, a healthy environment where you are treated like an adult and have actual opportunities to learn, grow and yes advance.

I can vaguely remember when we used to work toward something, had real team cohesion, and felt a sense of accomplishment after solving complex problems or delivering exceptional results. These days, it feels like we’re just getting ground down, and everyone around me seems completely and utterly demoralized. It’s as if our misery is the point. Creating an environment where people perform well and don’t hate their jobs clearly isn’t a priority anymore.

That's how bad things have gotten. Elevance is destroying us.

I’m regularly putting in 60 to 70 hours a week, and by the time the day’s over, cooking just isn’t happening. I end up grabbing whatever’s quickest, usually fast food. I can tell it’s catching up to me physically and mentally, and it’s starting to worry me. I know this isn’t sustainable, but I genuinely don’t see how people manage to eat well when they barely have time to breathe. How are others handling this without burning out even more?

Is it normal to feel completely and utterly burnt out, to the point where even the thought of work gives you anxiety? I can’t find another job, I can’t afford to just quit, so I’m stuck, and I don’t know how much more of this I can take without seriously damaging my mental health.

I have people on my team who somehow always manage to weasel out. I feel like an id--t for all the overtime I do out of fear of losing my job, even though I know in the end it won’t make a difference. When my time comes, nothing I ever did or how hard I worked will matter.

I wish I had a job that wasn’t this draining.

Sometimes it feels like we’re stuck in an endless loop, all pushed to the edge by exhaustion just to pay our bills and keep our homes. Management couldn’t care less. The way they run people into the ground gets packaged as “strong performance.” Meanwhile, we’re the ones carrying the load and paying the price for it.

I just can’t cope anymore. Dealing with customers, especially under so much pressure from higher-ups, wears you down after a while. I know the job market is tough, and I have bills and financial obligations like everyone else, but I’m close to my limit. I’d take another job, even a lower-paying one, for the sake of my mental health.

A couple of days mean nothing. By the time you finally start to relax, it is already time to go back to he-l. I genuinely envy people who can switch off the moment they leave work.

I’m close to a breaking point and more exhausted than I’ve ever been. After this rush, it will just turn into anxiety about the job, the future of the store, and what happens next. I badly need real rest, and I doubt I’ll get any. I hope the rest of you are doing better. This time of year is absolutely brutal.

I’m exhausted and nowhere near retirement. Leaving feels impossible after investing this much time, but staying isn’t easy either. Sometimes I wish the decision would just be made for me.

if you work at belk in a store. do the absolute minimum. they dont care about you. why should you bust your butt for them? these people that bend over backwards for belk are id--ts. they think belk cares about them and belk and corpoorate does not.

For once, I’ll treat myself to complete detachment from work. I’m not going to think about it, I’m not going to get anxious about what might happen next, and I’m definitely not going to get wrapped up in the idea of possibly losing my job. I’ll spend some quality time with family and friends, watch a good movie, or read a book. This whole drama be damned. My reserves are at zero, and I’m just going to be good to myself.

im loosing lots of associates. and they are not being replaced.
some days its just two associates on entire sales floor, especially in the mornings. it's worse now that after covid, way worse. i dont think i can take this much longer either.

From top to bottom, there’s no shared understanding of how this company is supposed to function. I’m completely worn out by the disfunction. They may tell you it's like this everywhere, but that’s not true. All companies have problems—this one is next level chaotic, and the toxic penny pinching culture does not make up for it. Merry Christmas to all, keep up the good fight if you so choose. Does anyone have good news to share?

We now know that nothing matters, so why do anything?

2026 is my year.

After years of tireless devotion, my boss has graciously informed me that all my sacrifices may finally be recognized. You know, the late nights, the early mornings, the thrilling experience of being perpetually on call regardless of day, time, or basic human decency. The way I consistently put Truist first, always ahead of my family, my health, and any lingering sense of self-worth.

I never once let something as trivial as time off interfere with productivity. Not even when my mother died this year. Thankfully, modern technology allowed me to stream the service online, so there was really no excuse to disrupt deliverables. Efficiency matters.

And now, at long last, the payoff is in sight. I’ve been told I should be an AVP by the end of Q1!

Judging from my immediate surroundings, most people feel the same way. Fear makes us all trip over ourselves to perform, as if that’s somehow going to save our jobs. It’s a frigging trap. Every time I lost a job before, I regretted wasting so much energy trying to prove myself. And here I am, doing the same stupid thing all over again.

Forty hours feels like a fantasy. Everyone I know is logging fifty plus, and that is treated as normal. At what point did this become the expectation?