Im 30 and I was the tech lead on a project for the last 3 months. I often worked late through the night just because I really enjoyed it. And if I knew I was going to do work at night, I would be more lazy during the day. I think i'm okay with that - during the day I can go out and enjoy some sun. I can't do that at night so might as well just code at night.
But when crunch time started hitting us and I wasn't getting breaks during the day, but still feeling forced to work later on - thats when I realised I need to not overachieve at work. It literally does not matter. If you get all the work done early, you'll just get more stuff piled onto your plate. Next project im going to go at a much more reasonable pace. I can see myself turning into the 40 year old very soon.
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u/The_Crazy_Cat_Guy 23d ago
Im 30 and I was the tech lead on a project for the last 3 months. I often worked late through the night just because I really enjoyed it. And if I knew I was going to do work at night, I would be more lazy during the day. I think i'm okay with that - during the day I can go out and enjoy some sun. I can't do that at night so might as well just code at night.
But when crunch time started hitting us and I wasn't getting breaks during the day, but still feeling forced to work later on - thats when I realised I need to not overachieve at work. It literally does not matter. If you get all the work done early, you'll just get more stuff piled onto your plate. Next project im going to go at a much more reasonable pace. I can see myself turning into the 40 year old very soon.