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Hey everyone, look at BCG1! They work incredibly stupid hours and have no life!
See, no one cares.
Partners try to make it seem like they accidentally scoped a project wrong and it’s a mistake but reality is they are always scoping projects wrong and always making the same mistake then asking lower level people to work harder. It’s not your fault and not your job. They need to find you extra help if the work is too much and manage the budget. I would set boundaries 1) stop working weekends 2) let them know what needs to get done and what won’t get done because you don’t have bandwidth (email so you have a paper trail) 3) embrace the chaos.
Don’t let them push you over and talk their ear off about the work and stress. Do not work weekends. It’s not up to you to fix the project scope & budget.
Also a tip I learned is to never work on a project for someone who is attempting to get promoted that year. They generally lower budgets to have the deal go through.
@BCG1 12 hours a day is a lot especially when OP mentions he barely even gets weekends off Just because you might work longer doesn’t mean it should be a standard.
It’s better to quit the project now than to stay on and start under-delivering from being burnt out.
Will it burn bridges? Likely. If you were more senior I would ask whether those are bridges you still want standing. Unfortunately you likely don’t have many other options. My suggestion from just what you’ve described is to push through the rest of the project with as much motivation as you can. Schedule time on you calendar every week to reach out to people for informational chats or take people out for coffee if local to build a network. These should be interesting people or people that do interesting things. This will give you the best chance at rolling from this project onto something better. I wouldn’t work with this leadership again on anything! The partner is burning you instead of his/her margin. They can always bring on additional resources they just don’t want their project to turn into a dog. Good leadership would own their mistakes, eat the cost, and take care of their people. Best of luck OP.
The partners and PMs know this was poorly scoped out, but there’s no money to get additional help. My work output and ethic has dropped considerably recently, and I don’t feel excited going to work anymore. I dont want to feel like this, but currently I just fee backed into a corner. Hoping you guys can provide some appropriate responses
Yup. What are the repercussions of quitting?
By quitting, I wouldn’t quit the company. I would leave the project I’m on. I loved this project in the beginning — I learned a ton, went above and beyond, and had a great relationship with the PMs/partners. Recently, my works been deteriorating and I haven’t spent as much time with the higher ups which makes me feel like they currently have a sour taste of me
Will me leaving this project burn bridges with the PMs/partners?
The other thing you could do is charge all hours worked if you aren't already. I'm sure it is firm policy to do so. I tell all my counselees to do this as it helps make sure projects are properly scoped.
Once you do this I suspect they'll find some budget to bring additional folks on. Id echo that you should talk to your counselor or equivalent. They may be able to help.
Sometimes you get a terrible project for a month or two (I know I've done it to people unfortunately), but 10months is ridiculous.
Sounds like yiu can quit, or pish on through. Would hope if you oush through, there's a reward at the end of the tunnel
Start charging ot and go out guns blazing
Wait, only 12 hour days...?
I would start to look for other projects - and talk to your coach/counselor/staffing person about your situation. See if there’s anything they can do. Things work differently at different firms, but I do think that there are generally strings that they can pull to help you when you’re really desperate and at wit’s end.
It’s tough to keep morale up given those circumstances - I understand. But to get off this project and to one that’s good (and not burn bridges as much), I would recommend giving a strong final push as you prepare to leave. Don’t underdeliver because it’ll hurt you in the future if it hasn’t already.
I'm in the same boat with you OP. This is brutal and i also feel trapped.
Until the end of the year. I’ve been working 12 hours a day on average, and have had maybe 3 weekends off since this started. Have you been in a similar situation? What can I do? I am a first year analyst
Talk with your counselor, don't sugar coat it to them, they know your firm and leadership and can advocate for you.
Any halfway decent leadership would own their mistakes and figure something out