How is WLB as PM? I’m not a PM but have lot of PMs around me. They said they are swamped but want to get reality before considering a move

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Certainly depends on where you work and on what, but unfortunately it is kind of an unset standard in the industry at least if you're working for a big brand or big product. Some people compare it to a job where you need to "on call" for something, which means your work-life balance is kind of fit into the cracks around your schedule. I'm sure not everyone feels this way, and I have heard that some places really value wlb for PM's, I just haven't seen it.

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Hah. For me it's non-existent but I work at a startup. I assume that if you work at a bigger company with plenty of time and funding things are planned and scheduled better and things are less hectic, but I don't know that for sure.

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I’m new to PM but so far it’s been a breeze… not sure how long it’ll last

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