los hermanos's Anna Julia

Synergy, let's circle back here,

It's a leveraged paradigm shift,

We've got bandwidth, loss of control,

And then we pivot to reskill.

Once a sprint, every two weeks,

For three quarters, it's been occurring,

The compulsion and the pivot dance

Are the KPIs we're preferring.

A stakeholder eats the roadmap,

Feeling like they cannot stop the grind,

And the metrics and the bottom line

Start to heavily occupy the mind.

Then there comes the realignment

Trying to manage the burnout pain,

And this cycle tends to generate

Consequences to the domain.

There can be dehydration,

Electrolyte imbalance in the sheets,

Problems in the org structure and the soul,

And effects that are concrete.

It's not just about the bandwidth,

Nor a lack of will or grit,

It's a condition of the workplace

That demands a real toolkit.

In the backlog there's the pressure,

But there's no compensation,

In the crunch it makes appearances

And sustains this burnout station.

In the startup it's different:

There's significant equity dilution,

While in corporate the salary

Can stay relatively well-protected.

Synergy, let us acknowledge,

Without judgment or disdain,

With a holistic wellness program

We can mitigate the strain.

Mental health and HR support,

Management can also play a part,

With the resources and mentorship,

People can recover and restart.