I sympathize with feeling burnt out, I’ve been there before.
I would echo what others have said about seeking out good communities (like this one) and attending meetups (if possible), connections help as a stabilizing force. Keep current and continue learning.
I hope things improve for you soon, just know that (from what you describe) you are doing a very good job and have very marketable skills. This job could be a stepping stone into the next.
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We do have a tester guild in our company, but it seems there’s no clarification in what the company understands by quality.
Most of us work alone or under pressure.
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Thank you! I hope that!
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Try to finish all as expected and in time, while in between can deal with musics, take a break or breath for a while. When all done, we can take a break enjoy your life or go to nature to release it.
We need to facing this and need to know how to deal for every problems we had. Try to deal it yourself or your superior.
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Thanks for your suggestions.
I was trying to relax, but haven’t had enough success. I have so many things in my head (switching jobs and the challenges that I’ll face in a new one; blaming myself for not being smart enough to solve specific problems; wanting to spend more time in the things that I need to get a new job but at the same time not having enough time for those things because I don’t have support on me to do all the things I do in my daily life; etcetera).
It’s not easy 
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This is tough. One thing is the burnout itself, that need to be taken care of. Don’t know how burnouts are treated in your country but my general advice, also when working multinationally, was to use your manager, the formal manager. It works very well in my Scandinavian home country, I know that cultures differ in these matters, but a manager should, by responsibility and passion be ready to handle burnout questions. Burnout takes time. I talk as a guy who have been manager earlier and a guy that has seen burnouts in 30 ys.
Then, after that, you really need to sit down and get to grips with what rocks your boat. Reading your initial post it seems like you really do not love the role of being the lone tester. I love it, but what rocks people boats varies.
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Thanks for your input 
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After reflecting a lot on my situation due to the latest events where I work, I have started looking for a new job again and I’m looking to move to another EU country before returning to my home country.
The working environment within my team, and with other teams I depend on to do my job, is still not very helpful.
I also decided to study other things related to our profession (such as mobile automation, which I don’t know yet), but also other topics within the IT industry that aren’t related to testing (which I have already started studying). But, I lack the motivation to continue studying…
I even reconsidered moving back as a developer, but I have noticed that the selection processes for them are more demanding and stressful (very insane!). Now I understand why some people decide, after a while, to leave the IT industry and pursue other things.
I also notice that the job market is getting worse for everyone (designers, developers, testers, etc.). It’s increasingly difficult to find work. Many places ask for the moon (or «Las perlas de la Virgen» as we say in México), salaries are very low, they want one person to do everything (the famous «Jack of all trades» or «the whole IT department in a single person»), and it’s very noticeable how some companies prefer to use AI models rather than people to do the work, among other things. On top of all this, we immigrants are at a disadvantage because we don’t have an immigration status that allows us to apply for other jobs.
To be honest, sometimes I don’t know what to think or do.
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