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[quote=Anonymous]I need some outsider perspectives on our situation. I am hoping for some helpful, productive advice at how this can be handled.

My husband works for a mid sized company (900 employees) and has been there almost 10 years. He managed a group of 9, but 6 of them have left during the pandemic. He has been trying for months and months to absorb the work of the additional 6 spots. He works from 7:30am-5:30pm, helps with dinner and bedtime for the kids, and works again from 8 or 9pm to 12-2am.

He has two people currently in the on-boarding process to join his team, but it will take a significant amount of time to get them up to speed. He is such a hard worker, loyal to his company, and passionate about his job, but it is killing him. He is sleeping around 4 hours per night and still way, way behind. It is absolutely physically impossible for him to cover all of this work. It is trickling down to his physical and mental health, our family life, etc.

He is salaried at $95k.

What do people do in these short staffed situations? Kill themselves for their company? Work the regular 9-5 and say tough shit about the work that won't get done? Have an honest convo with his boss? Knowing my husband, I am sure that he pretends everything is fine with his boss and coworkers and don't let on about the reality behind the scenes. Are there laws surrounding this?[/quote]

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