Finding it exceedingly hard to enjoy the small things in life with the daily stress of this career. How do you manage? Deadlines and new asks always come up and you finish one thing and another one quickly comes.

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In my first couple years, I pretty much had my head down, did everything to exceed expectations and produce quality work. As I moved up, I was more comfortable to set boundaries for personal time and be okay to say “No” because by then my managers/team understand that I’m a solid worker and know that I’m unavailable because of a valid reason.

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In the first few years I always wanted to be on top of everything, worked so hard, days , nights, weekends, took time away from my family.:. At the end got passed from promotion, and later rolled off the engagement I gave my heart and soul to due to budgets. Had a moment of grief, and then moment of realization that all that hard work no one care about. So take work as it is just work , but family and friends is everything. Enjoy small things, take work easy.

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There is no time to enjoy the small things in life while you are in consult… that is why they pay you so well… and why most people leave consulting. You will hear stories as you move up of people missing their kids, weddings, child births, divorces, etc.

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Yeah this job can suck. I find exercise helps a lot

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Feeling exactly the same

I think it’s the reverse. You should be enjoying small things in life to manage the stress

100% same

Save money or you will look back and regret. The stress may shorten life but make it worthwhile. Celebrate wins. Be extraordinary and meet people you could never have met in ordinary situations or jobs. Love what you do and remember you are there because you have what it takes. This eases the burden.

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