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Yes it’s normal, but it absolutely shouldn’t be. Please take it seriously. Rest and drink lots of water, be careful with stimulant use. It is okay to tell your team look “I’m not feeling well at all and REALLY need a full 6+ hours of rest, and then I’ll be happy to be back on it.” If you need to say any more, then… “You know I never make a big deal out of things like this unless I absolutely have to, but it’s been compounding. I know it’s not ideal but I’ll pick back up tomorrow.” If you need to say any more, then... “Worst case we tell the client we need another day to get them a turn of the CIM or and we remove some pages from the other pitch.” 

For god’s sake, hold your ground. It is not acceptable for us to sacrifice our right to health, our right to wellbeing, our literal dignity as living human beings for some excel and PowerPoint deliverables. I am deeply ashamed of all the times I didn’t stand up for myself more when I was scared for my health due to this job. We normalize this shit when we shouldn’t. Instead of being bitches we need to normalize saying “full stop, I need to go pens down and get a full nights rest so I can be healthy and productive”.

 

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 “Worst case we tell the client we need another day to get them a turn of the CIM or and we remove some pages from the other pitch.” 

agree with your points but def would not say this to anyone as an analyst... just a sure fire way to get PIP'd. your aso / VPs should say this for you if they care about you

 

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