Your Cyber Path: How to Get Your Dream Cybersecurity Job · Kip Boyle

Episode 108: Self-Care

October 27, 2023·46 min·1 clip
Military cybersecurity workers have among the highest suicide rates due to exposure to traumatic content like child exploitation.
Your Cyber Path hosts Kip Boyle and Jason Dion discuss the mental health crisis in cybersecurity work, particularly the high suicide rates among military cryptographic technicians exposed to traumatic content. They explore self-care strategies, the exploitation of AI content moderators in Africa, and practical advice on paid time off and unlimited PTO policies for preventing career burnout.

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A grounded talk about PTO, coverage, and the practical limits of flexibility inside cybersecurity teams.

Episode 108 keeps its focus on time off, team coverage, and the awkward reality of unlimited PTO. The conversation starts light, then settles into a practical point: taking a long break only works when people plan ahead, communicate clearly, and make sure the calendar still…

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Use this when unlimited PTO feels harder to take than to earn.

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