Burning Eyes from working 24x7

Amazon / Eng
DandyAssy

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 DandyAssy
Jun 25, 2021 28 Comments

Been doing long hours at Lab126 for almost a month. (close to 14-15 hours)

Most of the folks I work with are a lazy POS and I have to drive them to hold them accountable - adding more to my plate.

I’ve been essentially burning myself down in the process and my manager does very little to at least give me a morale boost. Should I quit this shi*ty job?

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  • Google
    orc@

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    orc@
    Lol. Yes
    Jun 25, 2021 1
  • Amazon
    jefe_b

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    jefe_b
    Set your own boundaries. Nobody else is going to care more about them than you are. Give them an inch…
    Jun 25, 2021 5
  • Boeing
    tT$3eD

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    tT$3eD
    If you work too hard, you need to get something in return - experience, money, promotion or whatever is important to you, otherwise it’s your choice , you made this decision to work more than required. Like others said, set your own boundaries, you will get surprised, nothing will change if you miss one meeting , some folks even respect you more for that ….
    Jun 25, 2021 2
    • Amazon / Eng
      DandyAssy

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       DandyAssy
      OP
      But it never feels like that. Everyone is looking at me to make a decision. And that takes a toll on my mental health as well
      Jun 25, 2021
    • Boeing
      tT$3eD

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      tT$3eD
      Then make a decision, what’s the problem? As long as it’s in scope of your work and responsibility, it’s fine . Don’t make decisions instead of your engineers. You need to have official / unofficial authority over your people. That’s the only one way and that’s why being at one company longer and having good relationship with your peers manager is a good thing. You need to be backed up by management. Don’t think you need to work long hours no one will appreciate it, better to learn how to manage projects/ people without direct authority - more useful skill.
      Jun 25, 2021
  • Amazon
    dags

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    dags
    Ah yes, engineers who don’t want to work 15 hours a day are lazy POS
    Jun 25, 2021 1
  • Flipkart / Eng
    Bohemia!

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     Bohemia!
    You gotta do what you need to do, to save yo ass from pip, sorry.
    Jun 25, 2021 0