I grew up a technologist and always loved technology. Whether it's pulling apart old radios to figure out they work or writing my first LOGO Writer application to see the turtle do something, I craved it, so becoming a software dev was always on the cards. Throughout my 20 years in the industry I've had a lot of jobs and always loved where I worked.

COVID came and like everyone, I had my struggles with lockdowns and home schooling, but I was already a remote worker so the isolation aspect wasn't a real "bother" for me, I'm naturally introverted after all.

Then in late 2022 I just… stopped. I stopped enjoying my job. I stopped looking forward going to work. I avoided technology outside my scheduled work hours. I'd find myself losing hours a day just staring at a computer screen.

It took me probably 6 months to admit there was a problem, and that problem was I was burnt out.

But what comes next? It's one thing to accept you're burnt out but where do you go from there? Let me share my journey, from being on the cusp of a performance improvement plan to someone who is back do loving what they do and can't wait to get started every day.