Deloitte, how’s your work/life balance these days??

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Ok here’s some real data. I’ve been a manager for a while and joined as a SC post MBA. There have been spikes and weekends when I had to work but that’s twice a year at worst. I found the partners I enjoy working with and after proving that I am dependable they let me pretty much do what I want. I’ve never felt this kind of respect for me and my life in my previous industry job, it’s honestly refreshing. Are there late nights sometimes? Absolutely! Can I live my best life? Definitive yes!

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You’re lucky then. I hope I also find those partners

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I am a relatively recent experienced hire manager doing hands on work in Tech. I have found that setting clear boundaries up and down the management levels of the project helps (Flexibility and Predictably is actually recognized in my practice). I control travel by convincing client Product Owners I am not valuable to the project on a plane. Surely there is work here an there on the weekends and late evenings, but it comes with the territory and if your are on top of your game you can manage the rest of the week to insure I get balance.

As a local on a GPS state project - around 40-45ish hours about 80% of the year, 50-60ish hours 15% of the year and 2 or 3 weeks a year at 70-90 hours. The last bit are usually due to me signing up for some PRD right as a curveball comes my way. However, I expect my project would take a lot more out of me if I was a traveler. Since I’m local I have a much more stable social life

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