--- title: The “10x developer” myth is destroying careers. | daily.dev description: The glorification of the 10x developer creates unrealistic expectations that lead to burnout and career damage. Being constantly available and saying yes to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-10x-developer-myth-is-destroying-careers--h73mbepaa twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The “10x developer” myth is destroying careers. | daily.dev og:description: The glorification of the 10x developer creates unrealistic expectations that lead to burnout and career damage. Being constantly available and saying yes to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-10x-developer-myth-is-destroying-careers--h73mbepaa og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/H73mBEpaA.png og:image:alt: The “10x developer” myth is destroying careers. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- [](https://daily.dev/ghost)[Deleted user @ghost • Nov 01, 202531.8K](https://daily.dev/ghost) [The “10x developer” myth is destroying careers.From pixicstudio.medium.com • Nov 01, 2025 • 2m read timeThe glorification of the 10x developer creates unrealistic expectations that lead to burnout and career damage. Being constantly available and saying yes to everything may look like success externally, but internally it becomes unsustainable. Sustainable growth requires setting boundaries, choosing where to invest energy, and recognizing that proving worth doesn't require exhaustion. Long-term career success is built on being human, not on heroic overwork.](https://api.daily.dev/r/i9m9LEM07) 61 Upvotes14 Comments Comment Bookmark Copy Share your thoughts Post Share this post [](https://daily.dev/ghost) [Deleted user](https://daily.dev/ghost) [@ghost](https://daily.dev/ghost) Joined May 10\. 2023 31.8K #### Would you recommend this post? Copy link Slack WhatsApp Facebook X New Squad Copy linkShare with your friends 61 14 ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-10x-developer-myth-is-destroying-careers--h73mbepaa","headline":"The “10x developer” myth is destroying careers.","text":"Shared: The “10x developer” myth is destroying careers.","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-10x-developer-myth-is-destroying-careers--h73mbepaa","datePublished":"2025-11-01T15:51:41.440Z","dateModified":"2025-11-21T07:45:43.504Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Deleted user","url":"https://daily.dev/ghost","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--hNIUzLiO--/f_auto/v1705327420/public/ghost_vlftth","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":31840}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--ZrL_HSsR--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2006","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":61},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":14}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/i9m9LEM07"},"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Never heard of this “myth.” People just make one up, then write an article debunking it so they can sound smart.","datePublished":"2025-11-07T18:00:26.111Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/H73mBEpaA#c-Nu3FXL1Qt","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"José Leme","url":"https://daily.dev/jleme","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--FmbQb801--/f_auto/v1750462985/avatars/avatar_NwgsGtbRmoEG2Qse5gr53?_a=BAMClqZW0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":5}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"there are devs who do this to get ahead and prove their worth. However, by the time they stop it has already created an expectation/culture others follow.","datePublished":"2025-11-02T16:19:03.192Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/H73mBEpaA#c-nG4R7oFhR","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"william adil","url":"https://daily.dev/williamadil","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIru-214wWqhyBS6ptVrlQNTT8tJkAXSACBQssBGwVIYYYElA=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Waaait, magic doesn’t exist afterall? How could anyone have known!","datePublished":"2025-11-01T17:46:40.253Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/H73mBEpaA#c-IYZ5hBUW0","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"servostar","url":"https://daily.dev/servostar","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--d1aRysjr--/f_auto/v1756837404/avatars/avatar_1ZVWeVewWIl1rE91NVx4e?_a=BAMClqZW0"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"if you’re PRIORITIZING EVERYTHING and saying YES always, you’re basically PRIORITIZING NOTHING at all…","datePublished":"2025-11-18T04:07:42.063Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/H73mBEpaA#c-w5wQ7n0V1","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"MD Shahed","url":"https://daily.dev/zamanshahed","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14Gid5XcU7LHXTayrbu9gmtGZXEain1M6mG5G70Fw8z0=s100"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"my job is killing me","datePublished":"2025-11-08T12:28:30.175Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/H73mBEpaA#c-eIoobeFdc","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Phillippe Michel Weir","url":"https://daily.dev/a_meb_a","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--BwH-uTMq--/f_auto/v1740136991/avatars/avatar_N403VFK9lAHNRwlSAhl1h"}}],"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/404","name":"Deleted user"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Deleted user","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/404"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The “10x developer” myth is destroying careers."}]} ```