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@Interior.architect 2 days ago
Industry Talk

Are 60-hour weeks normal in this industry or is my company just toxic :((

Burning out at this point and need to vent!
I'm a project managr working in a fitout firm in dubai and regularly doing 60 to 65 hour weeks. When I raised it in my last review I was told that's just the industry. Is that actually true...what hours are people in design and fit-out companies typically working? I'm starting to seriously burn out and questioning whether I should find work somewhere else.

would appreciate any feedback
2 replies
@lina 2 days ago

I left a firm like that 2 years ago. First 3 month in the new place I kept waiting for the crunch that never came. Ask in interviews specifically what the average hours are during a live fit-out. Good luck and take care.

@k.voss 2 days ago

It's the industry but not all of the industry. Firms that normalise 60+ hour weeks are usually fit-out companies with back-to-back handover deadlines and poor planning. It's a management problem dressed up as culture...