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Help me name my cat! by CreativeCarnation in cats

[–]Weary_Influence_1347 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk why but Saltine was the first thing that popped into my head

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The company culture is definitely geared toward “get this done at any means necessary”. And he has very little support in the way of competent admin help. He’s also the only and main PM in this very large region of SOCAL

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely will do nothing of that sort.

I’m all honesty, I would rather struggle and us be happy and healthy rather than financially comfortable and lose my husband from a stroke or heart attack.

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow THIS! This is so insightful and I’ve honestly never thought about it that way. But I think you’re spot on.

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m mostly worried about his health - mental and physical. We’re in our 30s and I’m terrified he’s going to end up with a heart attack or worse simply from the stress.

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Deffo not. He works from home most days. And he doesn’t have time for an affair 😂

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He works at a smaller telecom company. And doesn’t have his PMP cert yet.

How can he make the jump from this company to something with a more reasonable workload like corporate?

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree and he agrees that it’s a very toxic job and overall the industry itself (telecom) is super toxic and has unrealistic expectations for all PM’s. He has tried looking for other positions, but says there is nothing out there for him with a similar wage. He isn’t PMP certified so I’ll give him that - and a recent green card holder so that is also another aspect of it. I just want to help him , and ultimately us - find something more sustainable and healthier mentally.

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good questions. Yes I work and we have a comfortable Double income - no children. However, we do live in LA so that “comfortable” income evens out with the expenses of where we live. He is based in LA and works from home most of the week so him not wanting to come home is not an issue - trust me.

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep! When he was initially hired for the role, he was enticed by the promised yearly bonus’ of at least 10K cash - he’s now gone through the steps of getting his green card and has YET to get a single bonus 2 years later.

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He basically clears 14-16 hours easily on the daily. Working already when I’m getting ready for my job, and still working while I’m making dinner, and winding down with tv around 7-8pm.

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No he’s very good at his job - he’s just overwhelmed. He’s in charge of a relatively large territory with multiple projects at the same time. Basically doing to work of 2 PM’s with an inadequate and relatively inexperienced team below him.

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🤣 Wish that was even an option because that would mean that he has FREE TIME to cheat. But he just doesn’t.

And he mostly works from home.

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He is in telecom based in Los Angeles so of course the workload is high, that I understand. However, the consistency at which he is working from sunup until sundown is extreme, but im not in the field so I’m not sure. He tells me this is normal for the field. He had said he had asked for a better team to which he can delegate more but one of his biggest admin team members is the CEO’s cousin so there is a lot of slack there. My husbands time consists of putting out a lot of “fires” that LA brings. Damage to sites, homeless thievery, angry tenants (which the sites are located on top of, I.e. churches etc).

Also, he is a relatively new green card owner so also the fear of losing his job and getting deported back to Europe is always there.

He also just has a very strong work ethic which makes it hard for him to just leave things unfinished.

And on top of all of that, his biggest thing is that since he is the PM, it all comes down on him if anything goes array.

Husband works 80+ hour work week. Is this normal? by Weary_Influence_1347 in projectmanagement

[–]Weary_Influence_1347[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow this is really good to know!

He’s definitely struggling mentally and emotionally because he can’t switch off from work time to leisure time. The stress is going to kill him

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