{"id":45,"date":"2025-09-07T13:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T10:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feelit.ee\/home\/the-benefits-of-individual-and-group-therapy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T02:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T23:55:04","slug":"personality-qualities-in-tech-professionals-leading-to-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelit.ee\/home\/personality-qualities-in-tech-professionals-leading-to-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"Personality qualities in tech professionals leading to burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have run a quality research peer group in IT professionals. One of the secondary researches questions was which personality traits do people prone to burnout have in common. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/feelit.ee\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0088-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelit.ee\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0088-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/feelit.ee\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0088-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/feelit.ee\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0088-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/feelit.ee\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0088-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/feelit.ee\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0088-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The research unveiled the following traits: <br><br>\ud83e\udd29 Curiosity. We are curious about new ideas, new shiny projects, ohhh\u2026 what a speaking opportunity, and I also want to take this training\u2026 Boom. Exhausted. The drive to newness and excitement can blind us from noticing when we need a break.<br><br>\ud83e\uddd1\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Independence. Classical feedback we get is \u201cIt\u2019s so easy to lead you\u201d, \u201cI can always rely on you coming up with a proposal\u201d, \u2026 Amazing employee, no trouble. The problem arises when independence keeps us stuck in our own heads &#8211; struggling alone instead of reaching out for support.<br><br>\ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffd High standards in what we do help us to do our job well. The flip side is that we are as demanding to ourselves as we are perfectionists to our documentation (or Jira ticket, or bug report, or you name it). We can\u2019t allow ourselves to be \u2018good enough\u2019, we exhaust ourselves with constant \u201chigher\/better\/faster\u201d.<br><br>\ud83e\udd13 And the last one, my favourite &#8211; responsible. We get promotions for taking responsibility. Problems emerge when we take too much responsibility, combined with independence and little skill in asking for help &#8211; it\u2019s a way to a lonely place. Sometimes we end up carrying more than we can handle.<br>To conclude, a little metaphor for you. Using a loud voice: powerful on stage, but disruptive at the ballet. Being aware of the flip sides of our super-powers can save me from painful crashes.<br><br><br>Which of these traits feels most familiar to you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have run a quality research peer group in IT professionals. One of the secondary researches questions was which personality traits do people prone to burnout have in common. 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