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The Impacts of Working 13 Hour Days

Name: The Impacts of Working 13 Hour Days
Uploaded: 2023-08-15T16:30:09+00:00
Duration: 32 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this excerpt from the YouTube video "The Impacts of Working 13 Hour Days," the speaker reflects on the personal sacrifices made while working…

15 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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In this excerpt from the YouTube video "The Impacts of Working 13 Hour Days," the speaker reflects on the personal sacrifices made while working extremely long days. He describes having no downtime during the week, experiencing severe burnout, and maintaining an obsessive focus on work that led him to refuse taking holiday days. He notes that he finished the year with only about 20 vacation days left, which he now views as a foolish decision. The speaker frames this relentless work ethic as his perceived purpose at the time, highlighting the detrimental effects of such a lifestyle.

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Yeah, what was the sacrifice during those periods for you? I think the sacrifice was having no downtime in the week. Met loads of good people there because we all sort of like share similar values and doing a similar thing. So I got burnt out so much. And also because I was like in this weird obsessive thing, I refused to take holiday days. I think it was something ridiculous. I'd finished the year on like 20 days left or something obscene like that, which looking back is like so dumb. Was you aware you was doing it while she was in there? Kind of. But I think that was like my be-all and end-all, like my purpose. To it?