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Overworked? Anyone?

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To the posters referencing Sunday evening terrors, and work-from-home burnout, I hear you. I was RA'd 2 years ago. I had an international role which meant that timewise I was 5/6 hours behind the States (Europe based). Quite a while back, I moved into a WFH role and initially it worked great. I had time in the morning to get through the email backlog and then get some real work done.

Then, when the US woke up, I would be on countless back-to-back conference calls for the next 6-7 hours, often having to decide which one of any 3 overlapping calls to ditch or delegate.

It got worse and worse. RA season or not. At peak, I reckon I was working 11-12 hour days. And that's not including the occasional AP call which would make the day even longer. And we all checked email Sat/Sun, natch.

So my friends, a little advice if I may:

Work-from-home is a double edged sword. Yes, you save commute time and cost. You can wear what you want (apart from on Zoom!) Even if you only work across a few time zones, watch your hours. Set boundaries. And don't be bullied into having meetings at unsociable hours if you work across many time-zones. Do it when it makes sense, otherwise try to avoid.

My family was incredibly supportive during the IBM home working days, but it can take a toll. Work frustration can boil over into home life which is unfair on the entire family unit.

I was just getting energy back by Sunday evenings when I realised the whole rollercoaster ride was about to go full groundhog (mixing metaphors is a bad habit of mine, apologies).

So do what you have to do during RA season, but watch your health and those close to you. Try to take a little time to step back and make informed and 'big-picture' decisions that are important to you. Burnout can be cruel and insidious. If I hadn't been RA'd, I probably would have quit on health grounds.

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Post ID: @criq+16dHmL8X

Nothing has changed in GTS, wfh and busy as a bee, never a break.
Office is closed to covid and good riddance.

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Post ID: @5fdu+16dHmL8X

Nope. Nice balance between home and work.

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Post ID: @4fci+16dHmL8X

Underworked as well, I am in Cloud Lab Services... and not that I am not engaged at a customer and billing 40 hours per week, week after week, just that these days Lab Services park its consultants on long term engagement with customers that have nothing to do!

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Post ID: @4umy+16dHmL8X

Underworked. GBS was already dying due to no office culture and poor management of client relationships. We want to work. We are willing to go to the office. Lazy and incompetent B10s and Ds are k–ling the business. They keep hiring more though instead of promoting those who are capable.

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Post ID: @3nhz+16dHmL8X

In the words of Edgar Allen Poe "Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”" The upward of 80+ hr work weeks ship sailed when they stopped GDP and raises for mid-grid salary and high performance. Time for the more youthful ones to take IBM in the direction they want to go.

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Post ID: @2jnw+16dHmL8X

No, I haven't done a thing since I was RA'd on 5/21. One more month to be off payroll.

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Post ID: @1med+16dHmL8X

@myd+16dHmL8X

You are just an id–t...

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Post ID: @1olq+16dHmL8X

Sunday nights are pure hell just knowing what Mondays bring and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday

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Post ID: @1obi+16dHmL8X

S—ers, why would you go the extra mile for ibm????

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Post ID: @1adu+16dHmL8X

Listen to Pink Floyd "Run Rabbit Run"....

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Post ID: @vtu+16dHmL8X

The pandemic doesn't help. There's no longer a commute to separate work from home. I wake up, grab coffee, stumble into my office, and start working. Usually around 7am. Next thing you know, it's 5PM and I find myself saying "I can't stop mid-task, just a little longer". Just like that, I worked 3 hrs OT for free. Rinse and repeat next day.

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Post ID: @fhl+16dHmL8X

Yep. Burnout... It starts with the creeping sensation that you didn't get as much sleep the last couple of nights. Then you start to think 'Wow, once I'm done this task there's just another one like it"...

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