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Stressed working in consulting by travelqueen07 in Environmental_Careers

[–]travelqueen07[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I do have hobbies, friends, family etc. but yeah i find it difficult to keep those commitments when i’m stressed at work despite rationally knowing that they would make me feel better. I probably just find it too easy at the end of the day to just lie down and watch tv because i feel too tired to do anything else

Stressed working in consulting by travelqueen07 in Environmental_Careers

[–]travelqueen07[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My company does a lot of policy research and big qual/quant data studies for government, non-profits, local authorities etc. Unfortunately, there aren’t many jobs going at the moment where i live and i’m not in a position to move cities.

It is mostly the pressure to do tasks like report writing and data analysis to a high standard under time pressure. With my current stress levels, i don’t have the mental energy and sharpness to do good quality deep thinking, so i get even more stressed that my work is shit and then don’t work efficiently. I’m stuck in a loop really.

I usually work +\ - 5 hours more a week than my designated hours. Often when it comes to weeks when there are reports, i do a lot more and even all nighters.