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Start telling him/her no. If they don't respect that then tell them to replace you. I say this as a PM who's lead projects ranging from $5-30M with teams of 50-200 people. If your people are having to work until 10pm every night then you're a shitty PM.
For the first month, do it with enthusiasm - but mention to him that this is not a sustainable model. If they don't address it, then see above. Sometimes things happen and even the best PM may need surge capacity from the team
Agreed with above. It's understandable for short sprints to the finish line. You can't sprint the marathon though....you might...uh...die! (or not finish)
Do not answer your phone on weekends.
Happened on two of my projects for most of the duration. Was just poor management.
Normal at Deloitte? Friend left at exactly two years, "what good is four weeks when I never got to take a day?"
Not normal even for Deloitte. Happens though. What service line are you in?
Any recommendations for tactfully getting off of a project?
I've lived this life a lot - at D and at other firms. We operate in smaller teams and work with less traditional clients on shorter time-frame projects, though. Not long-term sustainable, but I tend to like the level of work during the week when I'm on the road. You definitely need to establish some boundaries with the PM for weekends and long-term. The definition of nice to have versus client critical is a solid discussion point. I'd try to find the balance, but at the pay scale you're/we're at, I'd expect you to be available more often than a traditional industry employee.
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I agree with A2 be excited at first but then start to say you won't be available on Saturday and don't answer your phone right away all of the time. I answered right away including weekends and attended everything when I first started this project. Was burning myself out and felt like a badass one morning at 6 am when finishing at the gym and my SM called and I didn't answer my phone😮. I started voicing when I wasn't going to be available and that I need my gym time no matter what. SM has been pretty receptive to it. Ask for days off when you really need it and whatever you do do not get online and do not answer your phone.
This is the very beginning of the project. To me it seems like this PM grossly undersold the project in order to get a win and make partner. We have a "lean" team - aka, we are understaffed. It seems like this is going to be his expectations the duration of this 9 month project.
9 months holy shit jump ship NOW
Sounds familiar. Discuss any upcoming PTO, trainings, work from home weeks you need now for the duration of the project. If you workout discuss that you need morning or evening time for an hour and a half at the gym. And just be honest with your needs if it keeps running this way the team is going to get run down and the project will suffer, the client will notice and it's just not good. I hope your PM is working just as hard?
Find another project in another industry or area, get yourself confirmed, and say you have been looking for this experience and you found this opportunity and want to take it. Give current project a few weeks before your roll off. Hopefully you really do want experience somewhere else.
Set up time to discuss F&P. Deloitte is really making a push for it and he should have to respect it.
Sometimes you have to break some eggs to get what you want.
Tell this guy the work is not sustainable and them ask for a roll off with the help of your cc