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I don’t know if it’s normal, but it sure sounds common right now. Since mid-March. Would also like to know how others are dealing with this.
I’m also struggling with this. Mostly with the late nights (due to the time difference of the client) so I just get up, work then go to sleep 😣. I’m client-facing though so I set boundaries by saying exactly when I’m able to get things done but that doesn’t mean there isn’t internal pressure to get things done faster. I don’t know what else to do besides be honest to others that maybe some things will have to wait / deprioritised.
60+ hours shouldn't be normal but it's common and has gotten worse with the WFH situation. It's definitely not right, especially if a project is scoped properly, but leadership teams don't seem to know how to manage this tactfully and intelligently. In my case, our client is the problem but our agency will never fire said client so we all just keep suffering and turnover is off the charts.
Have you spoken to your manager about it? Every manager (and team) is different but if you have one who can help lighten the work load or delegate, it's worth having the conversation.
Otherwise, you'll have to set some boundaries (e.g. stop working by 8 pm or no work on weekends), which is easier said than done. Prioritize what's necessary for the next day and see if you can leave smaller tasks for later in the week.
The unfortunate truth is that if you never drop any balls, no one will believe that you have too much on your plate.
So true. I left a job like this once because I was hitting 80 + hours often and was just constantly underwater. Every department (HR, Ops, Finance), was empathetic but useless in terms of helping my boss find $ to bring on more people or at least freelancers to pitch in. Which I’m sure they had somewhere, it’s not like we needed Exec level people to cut PO’s and help with licensing junk. A Jr would have been fine & cheap. My first month at home I think I slept 500 hours.