This has become my new normal and I hate it. By 7pm I'm done with the day mentally but then I have to put the kids down, help with homework, do bedtime routine, and by the time that's all over my brain is fried. But then I log back in around 10 or 11 to catch up on emails and actual work. Is anyone else doing this or am I just bad at time management? Feeling pretty burnt out honestly.
Man, I feel this in my soul. Working til midnight after a full day of parenting is brutal. The weekends are when I see my kids most, and it sucks having to spend my mental energy on work when I could be present with them.
That schedule would wreck me. I do construction on weekends specifically so I can keep my weekday evenings with my kid, even if it means less sleep. Maybe there's a way to shift some of that work or set a hard cutoff time?
The 7pm wall is real. You're mentally gone and then you gotta flip back on for work hours. Have you tried doing even a little bit earlier in the evening before the kids go down? Might feel less like two separate days.
I hate that I relate to this so much. Three kids and I'm up past midnight most nights. The exhaustion is real. What kind of work are you doing that needs to happen after hours?
This schedule is not sustainable man. I tried this for about a month and it killed me. You need to talk to your boss about either workload or timeline because midnight every night will catch up with you.
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You're burning out. I did this for too long and eventually something's gotta give. Either the work expectations or your health. One of those wins and it's usually health that loses.