Culture of perfection and silence
They tell you: Zero breaches. Zero tolerance. Zero visibility into your struggles. The hero narrative still reigns; if you’re not burning out, you’re not trying hard enough.
Speak up about being overwhelmed? You risk looking weak. Or worse, replaceable. So you hide it. You overcompensate. And eventually, you break, quietly.
Role overload and resource starvation
Budget cuts. Empty roles. Too many tools, not enough hands. You juggle audits, threat intel, board decks, DevSecOps, IAM and compliance. You’re an architect, firefighter and therapist. When one person holds five roles, quality drops. So does morale.