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Not once have I worked a weeknd (3years here)
Lol... currently working my 3rd or 4th weekend in a row doing substantial work. SM in NA. It's miserable.
15 years at Bain. Maybe 10 times in all that time, IF you count the weekend from Friday 6pm to Sunday 6pm.
As a Manager and Senior Manager I chose to work 2hrs on Sunday night to get ready for the week - but I never worked Friday evening.
Average weekly hours over those 15years - 60hrs.
Coach
TIL Sunday 6:01PM is not actually Sunday
Working on Sunday is working on Sunday, I get it's chill and not pressured work but sometimes I feel like people in the industry have a completely warped view of what's normal. The weekend does not end at 6PM Sunday cmon. I'd like to not be thinking about work and spend time with my family.
What blows my mind is consultants working late on a Friday.
I know which I would prefer.
Oh, and separately what blows my mind is consultants not getting exercise, regularly working past midnight, not having early nights, cancelling leave etc. All red lines to me, and ones I managed to defend.
You prioritise what matters to you, Sunday 6-8pm mattered less to me than those other points.
To the point above about weekend work planning - if you ask me if I work weekends, I don’t.
Do I also have a 1 hour calendar hold on Sunday’s to make sure I’m organized for the week ahead? Yes I do.
I’m literally about to head down to my favorite coffee shop, set up calendar holds for a few things (personal workouts, WS check-ins, etc.), set up daily onenotes, and make any last minute changes to week ahead before firing it off.
It usually takes 60-90 minutes to get done, maybe 50% of that time is talking to other regulars.
I guess that’s work but I also will probably do some version of this for the rest of my life regardless of how much longer I stay at Bain.
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I’ve only done it 3 times as an Manager during promotion window and and 1 time as an SM for a pitch (in 6 years)
Do you have any protected nights during the week (I.e. Able to log off by X time)?