Comment on Banker At US Firm Hospitalised With Pancreatic Failure After 110-Hour Workweek

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ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

My first job out of college was about 130hr/week. It didn’t start that way but I was young, inspired by the project, and didn’t know how to say no. The team was small and our lead was batshit so more work kept adding up. I was basically working all waking hours 7 days a week and the sporadic times I did get an hour or two to sleep I was on call. I started having 20 hour work days in the last couple weeks. I was there a total of about two years (the first year was a lot but more like 60hr weeks so doable), my burnout lasted for two years, the resulting alcohol abuse took more like 6 years to kick. Barely even got paid. I’ve learned a lot since then

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