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Hi there. Ex Deloitte Sr Mgr here, currently in tech pre sales (SaaS / MarTech). Recently spoke to both Salesforce and Adobe recruiters for roles that I thought were lateral moves (Sr SA / Sr SC), therefore I did not proceed with the selection process. The recruiters from both companies told me they typically hire at that level, and people are considered for promotion to Principal in 1 to 2 years. I found that odd. Is that right? What’s the typical TC for SAs and SCs there? (15+ yrs exp).
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For me, it’s three things: 1) Being more selective about which projects truly need more time. The projects going in front of leadership get more love and other projects, I’ll cut corners more - good enough. Not everything has to be A+ work. 2) Putting in the extra time after bedtime. 8pm-midnight is super quiet and no interruptions mean hyper productivity. If you have a partner, ask for more support those nights (dishes/dinner/etc). 3) Learn how to do things faster. This comes with experience, but defining your process for common project styles can help you turn out high quality work in less time.
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Block time on your calendar for necessary mom things/catch up. Decline unnecessary meetings or propose new times as needed to protect your scheduled time.
Whether it’s feedings, scheduling/rescheduling doctor appointments, scheduling preschool tours, refreshing/replenishing the diaper changing area, taking 15min to replenish home necessities on your Target app, or whatever… if you don’t treat and respect those tasks as necessary, no one around you will do so either. Mom shit needs to get done.
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Not sure how long you’ve been back from leave, but with both of my kids, I feel like it took me a good six months after coming back from leave to feel like I was performing back on my A game. It was like up until that point certain parts of my brain just weren’t functioning at full capacity.
I agree with the suggestions above with blocking your time and trying to spend those early evening hours with your family, even if it means logging back on after bedtime to wrap some things up. I will occasionally also block 15 minutes just for me time. I’ll read a chapter in a book, go for a quick walk, or even just sit outside. Fill your cup, mama.
I always read and respect moms for having their sh t together and getting things done on time - but really. I d love some real stories - “Just draw the line and set boundaries” is not helpful.
I was a high performer putting in the hours and now I’m just dropping the ball missing my deadlines (I work brand side so no real deadlines like at agencies), or delivering work that’s below my standards on time.
I used to deliver work that had no feedback because it was thorough and pretty flawless and now leadership is like “Well have you thought of this option? Did you do research on this?” And my answer is “NO because I had to wrap it up at 5 pm instead of 7 pm so what do you expect!”
So yes I do set boundaries and have more WLB but I end up not being happy with my output and not being as reliable as I used to be.
(Ps. We have hired someone to support recently and I will get myself out of this situation somehow but I just wanted to talk about the feeling of under delivering because you have less hours in the day)
Do you have any experience like this?
Love all these suggestions. Please keep them coming. I need them too. Thanks OP for such a relevant post