How often do you work on weekends? Is that normal in consulting?

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Almost never. For some strange reason my laptop doesn't power on and Outlook on my phone forgets to notify me on weekends

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Never and from the consensus on here this isn’t normal lol

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Nearly 100% - but almost always by choice. Typically log on ~4 pm on sundays and work until bedtime. Do this to pull ahead work and reduce workload Mon-Thu by ~1-2 hours a day

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Never.

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Started as a C and now a SM. Worked in PEG and GP. Also worked in US, EMEA and APAC. In all these cases, I have not worked on weekends because of what Intern 1 said + I always kept my boundaries and non- negotiables very clear :)

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Rarely. Occasionally if there’s a short fuse proposal, or I might take an hour or two to prepare for the coming week, but maybe once every 5-6 weeks.

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Never

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Occasionally during heavy crunch times, but it is definitely not a common habit or occurrence for me.

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Weekends are sacred.

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Never; I’d imagine it’s not terribly common but will always depend on your rank and what area of consulting you’re in.

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Every Sunday morning I do about 2-3hrs, 8am -11am helps me get a kick start on my week while the teens and wife are still sleeping and it is just me and the dog

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Neverrrrrr

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Below manager, about 1/3 of weekends, after manager, maybe 1 per month.

Pretty infrequently now. It happened more often when I used to be more involved in writing proposals.

In M&A, often put weekend hours in ☹️

Maybe once or twice a year. And that’s been true my entire 5 year tenure.

Manager, never work on weekends

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