leozaur

I once had a job where I was often expected to work 18 hour days, on a max of 5 hrs sleep and no social life, expected to work through lunch and regularly 'asked' to come in and cover shifts on my days off with the implication that I wasn't a team player if I didn't. It broke me.

It wasn't what I was contracted for, but it was made clear to us all that we wouldn't last if we didn't suck it up. So out of fear of losing my income and career, I did it. It wasn't so bad at first, but over time it wore me down.

I was exhausted, started having terrible mood swings from the lack of sleep and being able to eat properly. I became incredibly depressed and on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I booked a vacation and management asked me to cancel because they were short staffed.