I was a contractor for 3 months. They love my work ethic. Promoted to FT Program manager. First project: DEADLINE IN TWO WEEKS ASAP. I put in like 60 hrs a week. Today is T- 28 days since I started FT and im experiencing Burnout. Im new to corporate. I never had this much work. My manager already has assigned another project to me and expected me to do both this week. Insane. I dont know how to request time off. my PTO hasnt accrued yet since they dont count the time as a contractor. My friend suggested that I email them and state I will only work 9-6 M-F. but how is that possible if deadlines are tight? Im surprised co worker took one week off in June and Now another week. She apparently knows how to schedule these in a wise way. I can see the second vacation is not "PTO" and is not in the calendar. Is she not reporting to HR? Can I request time off without PTO? Thanks so much for reading this far.
It is always a negotiation. Where are these deadlines coming from? Who defines the scope? Why are you not part of these discussions if your role is program manager?
Seems like they have these "beta blockers" and they need data now! And I as the data collection PM have to scramble. Maybe by keeping me out of that discussion is how they keep us slaving away.
Just come back with “this will require more than two weeks” and see where the conversation goes. They might sincerely underestimate how much time it takes.
Dude welcome to Amazon WLB You have to figure out how not to get PIP - search for it on Blind - and no time off for newbies.
How do they retain employees with that culture? Is amazon for super type A who like loads of OT?
It is probably just Amazon, rest of FAANG is pretty chill most of the time, request PTO whenever they wanted. Not sure what the job dutied are for a program manager
Learn to say NO.
Learn proper working backwards
Managing expectation is an important part of being a program manager.
Beak your fingers and go on disability
I'm new they liked my work ethic but this is my first experience as a program manager for research on this scale. The teams deciding the deadlines seems demanding and I asked for extension ten times and never happened.
What do you expect at amazon
You make your own work life balance. If deadlines are tight, reduce scope to accommodate tighter deadline. Telling your boss you'll only work 9-6 is a quick way to get pip'd
Can you elaborate on reducing scope?
reducing the amount of features that are required to ship by the deadline. cost/time/scope triangle in project management.