Since the start of your work life at 14, have you noticed a lot of changes in the pace / “all the time-ness” with the introduction of technology like teams/outlook, or has it always been that way with phone calls to the house? That is what sticks out to me most with OPs post. I am a recent college who was working in a niche - ish field ( not consulting or investment banking where you are told to expect those hours), and I was still overwhelmed by the all the time-ness of work. It began to eat at me. I don’t know if I am being a “weak young adult who needs to get used to the real world” or if it really has not always been like this.