139: Burnout and Stress with Drew Tauber

Drew Tauber is a Salesforce Engineer over at Clear. He is joining us today to discuss somewhat of a hot topic: burnout. Burnout is being talked about more and more in our society and brought to more and more people’s attention. We want to dedicate an entire episode to furthering the conversation on it.

Throughout our discussion, Drew and I talk all about stress, burnout, and anxiety. We also discuss how these things can affect us in the workplace. Finally, we chat about what to do if you are experiencing burnout.

Show Highlights:

• How Drew became a coder and got involved with Salesforce.
• His current role in the Salesforce community.
• The early signs of burnout.
• How the early pandemic contributed to Drew’s burnout.
• How burnout leads to an unhealthy work environment.
• The steps Drew took to recover from burnout.
• How he prioritized socializing and exercising in his recovery.
• What he does now to prevent burnout.
• Communication boundaries he’s implemented.
• Why he decided to start doing presentations on burnout and stress.

Links:

• Drew on Twitter
• Drew on LinkedIn
• Drew on Github
• Drew on Trailblazer