How possible is it to reduce the typical 60 hour work week in strategy consulting to ~40? I've got a few side gigs going (that I'm not going to discuss) that require 30 hours per week.

Is this possible for the short term? I'm talking about 1 month.

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You’re asking for a lot in this situation. Reducing overtime hours for a side hustle - which is almost a full time job in of itself - all without sacrificing performance?
Drop the side hustle and step up in your day job. This is an impossible situation

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It's not really a side hustle. Again, don't want to give out too many details, but a previous early stage startup I was part of is undergoing a major transaction--and it's requiring a lot of my time.

It'll all be over within 1 month, but I'm not in a position to discuss this with my employer.

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If you can get yourself on the beach then you have all the time in the world

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PTO?

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Not possible and we also don’t allow most side hustles. The insane growth in pay should more than make up for that.

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That is to say, without noticeable poor job performance.

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You have to pick and choose, you can't get both.

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