What’s your worst launch experience ever? Pushing a 16 hour day with no end in sight and misery loves company

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Hmm, sounds like you're about to get sick from all this sleep deprivation, forcing you to call in today.

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Update: it was a 20 hour day and I’ve got to be up in 3 hours to do it again tomorrow (today?)

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I once worked two days until 6am. At 9:30 on the second day my boss called me if I was coming in. I said “no” and hung up.

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24 hours straight, then a few hours sleep, then...

And here's the thing—we all understand the unavoidable time crunch that waiting for PDUFA. But that crunch is what can make for embarassing mistakes, so that's precisely why the list of tactics on deck for launch *has* to be shortened to the most essential. We had, like, two dozen during my last one. It's asking for disaster, which is never good for business.

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What are the leads on your team like?

Three consecutive 20 hour days

Be grateful. When it is all over, 20% of the team will quietly be let go.

Shoot is this common? I'm in a launch now and it's my first...

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