Seriously, does anyone in this industry actually get 8 hours of sleep a night?

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Just give up on sleeping if you work in this biz and have little kids/babies.

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I average about 6 hours a night. 10 if I sniff some glue beforehand.

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set boundaries people jesus. yes

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Yes but only bc I freelance and they don’t want to pay over time lol

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yes as ive completely given up

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Feel like it's rare for any working adult to get a consistent 8 unless they're going to bed at like 10 lol

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Yeah, unfortunately it's the only way to get everything done... But also it'd be nice to see an email come in after 8 and feel like I could leave it until the morning.

🙌 yea me. But I don’t have kids and my partner is retired.

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Yes

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I have three kids under 4. I'm lucky to get 3 hours a night and not wake up to my car keys in the toilet.

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Three hours of sleep a night sounds awful!

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Nope. Because when you’re done for the day (very late), you can’t wind down your brain and get to sleep …. Average of 6 hrs max.

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Sometimes…maybe a week a quarter

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what industry

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Uncalled for? My they/them in Christ, it’s an internet joke. As bad as your “what industry” one at that. Relax, have some dip.

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No but that’s because I wake up in the night and get tempted to do my wordle and maybe a cheeky crossword or two but then spiral and end up doomscrolling until 5am

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I’m a night owl by nature so it’s always been the case. The question is always, “how late can I sleep in?”

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The last time I got 8 hours of sleep in a night was in 1983.

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no

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No

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In the ad industry, it’s impossible to get 8 hours of sleep a night.

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No because boundaries don’t exist or at least people don’t respect them enough for them to exist

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