And as for breaks, I wish. My break was working from home for 3 days while I had strep, awaiting my Covid results. I also have two kids, and just started my first dev position the beginning of the year (not remote :( ), and it is hard! I did take a hiatus from an outside project I was working on for a small start-up, because I was spreading myself too thin. But many employers aren't so understanding, even during these hard times. My employer could let me work from home, but he doesn't. Maybe bc I'm new.
And as for breaks, I wish. My break was working from home for 3 days while I had strep, awaiting my Covid results. I also have two kids, and just started my first dev position the beginning of the year (not remote :( ), and it is hard! I did take a hiatus from an outside project I was working on for a small start-up, because I was spreading myself too thin. But many employers aren't so understanding, even during these hard times. My employer could let me work from home, but he doesn't. Maybe bc I'm new.
Yeah especially seeing this when you're new, they sometimes expect another rock star dev from the line, since that's what they have.
It's such a toxic environment really.
But good to move your side projects to the side, and perhaps even talking to a manager can be helpful?