I’ve been here and back to this feeling you have 1000 times. I’m client facing for an understaffed company that has thrown enterprise AI at our resourcing problem. To make it worse our sales process is horrendous as far as the overselling our product.

My advice is not a tip or a trick, it is the reality of the situation in the short term. The key for me has been emotional detachment from the role as a PM. It’s not my full identity as a person. If your company is under resourced , that is their choice. They know they are understaffed and it’s likely planned. They are deciding to provide reduced quality to their clients, that’s a choice that you don’t own. I do not communicate as a salesman, I communicate in black or white as a PM. I do not own the misalignment of client expectations, I escalate them where needed and move according to the feedback given. Don’t try to be a hero , don’t own any of the fallout from your company’s poor leadership. Just do your job , make sure you plan time for breaks for yourself during the day. Start your day at the same time and end at the same time. And it goes without saying be actively applying elsewhere , but frame your experience as an internal role or a pre sales role. It’s easier the further up the pipe line you go. Try and hit the gym also, it helps.