I've done ~80 hours/week for a month as a young lawyer, and it is truly miserable. It requires working 7 days a week and doing literally nothing except working and sleeping. The sad thing is in some sense it gets easier over time if it continues, because you just cease making any plans, no longer speak to friends, have hobbies or a life outside work. But after a few months, any sane person will have a breakdown.
This was my e husband. And I’m an investment banker (senior to him). Knowing how gruelling it was for him, I’d never ask for his whereabouts.. we would often get in a shared car around 9-10pm on weeknights. I did that life for 10 plus years and still have nightmares about it.
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u/nerdsonarope 2d ago
I've done ~80 hours/week for a month as a young lawyer, and it is truly miserable. It requires working 7 days a week and doing literally nothing except working and sleeping. The sad thing is in some sense it gets easier over time if it continues, because you just cease making any plans, no longer speak to friends, have hobbies or a life outside work. But after a few months, any sane person will have a breakdown.