# On the Edge of Burnout... Again

DevFeed: [On the Edge of Burnout... Again](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/on-the-edge-of-burnout-again-38445.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://eevis.codes/blog/2022-07-15/on-the-edge-of-burnout-again/>)

Author: Eevis Panula

Published: 2023-01-03T08:57:32.669000Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Eevis Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eevis-blog.md>)

Topics: [Accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/accessibility.md>), [inclusive design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/inclusive-design.md>), [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>)

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [burnout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/burnout.md>), [inclusive-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/inclusive-design.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

A personal account of recovering from burnout while working as the first accessibility specialist at Oura. The author describes how role miscommunication, unclear expectations, and a brain injury contributed to burnout, and how conversations, time off, and a clearer understanding of the role helped restore their energy and motivation.

## Source excerpt

I've been super tired during the spring. Again. I could write a blog post about how disappointed I am that I've let myself into this situation - again. But this blog post is not about it. It's about how I got further away from that edge and started finding myself - and the spark - again. So, to give some context: About eight months ago, I wrote a blog post about my first month as an accessibility specialist at Oura. At that point, I was still in the honeymoon phase, and the realities of being the first-ever accessibility specialist in the company weren't apparent. You see, being the first in any role, especially in a role whose goal is purely to change existing things, is not easy. If there are any miscommunications about the position, it makes it even harder. And if you don't know what's expected of you, well, that's certainly a risk for burnout. I should have known better - hey, I've been here before, and I know I'm more at risk because of my brain injury than someone else without the same history. I realized I'd lost my spark. Not just for the work but also for anything outside the job. I used to love sharing what I've learned, but writing and submitting proposals for conferences didn't feel good. I thought, "What's the point? Nothing's going to change anyway". Now that I'm in a better position, I'm a bit sad because I missed some conference applying deadlines I had been waiting for for a long time. For example, I didn't submit a proposal to Inclusive Design 24 - I just didn't have the energy. I'm better now I'm better now. But it took some time, conversations, and challenging moments before I could be honest about the situation. And again, I could use the word "again." I've been here before. I tried to raise the problems throughout the spring. I think it was a short sickness leave that made the people at the company understand that this is pretty serious. After that, we had multiple conversations about my role. I understood some miscommunications about my positi