SQLBits 2024
Safe Landings: Self-care In A High Intensity Technological World
The world feels like speeding along faster than the speed of sound. It feels like we all need our own air traffic controller to keep us focused on the right parts of our work, our learning, and our life. If your job role is deemed critical, the stress of all of this seems magnified. How do I know? I've been in those roles and I've led teams who filled those roles. I've been the pilot and I've been the air traffic controller trying to look out for my team and still bring that project in for a safe landing. I've seen what works - and I've seen what doesn't.
The world feels like it's speeding along faster than the speed of sound. It feels like we all need our own air traffic controller to keep us focused on the right parts of our work, our learning, and our life. If your job role is deemed critical, the stress of all of this seems magnified. How do I know? I've been in those roles and I've led teams who filled those roles. I've been the pilot and I've been the air traffic controller trying to look out for my team and still bring that project in for a safe landing.
I've seen what works - and I've seen what doesn't. I've spent most of my career inside and alongside critical roles in the data and infrastructure space and I've seen the negative impacts they can have on someone's health and wellness. Take some time for yourself, or someone you care about, during the conference and listen to some tips and tricks for managing the mental and physical stress that comes from working in technology and having people count on you. If you're currently in a role like that, my hope is that you'll find this session helpful. Even if you're not in a role like that, come listen and learn how to better support your colleagues who are doing their best to keep the plane in the air and their head above water.
I've seen what works - and I've seen what doesn't. I've spent most of my career inside and alongside critical roles in the data and infrastructure space and I've seen the negative impacts they can have on someone's health and wellness. Take some time for yourself, or someone you care about, during the conference and listen to some tips and tricks for managing the mental and physical stress that comes from working in technology and having people count on you. If you're currently in a role like that, my hope is that you'll find this session helpful. Even if you're not in a role like that, come listen and learn how to better support your colleagues who are doing their best to keep the plane in the air and their head above water.