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[quote=Anonymous]I’ve worked at a remote first company in consulting with a small physical office here in the DC area for almost 5 years, I joined during Covid. Don’t want to share lots of details out of respect for privacy but it’s tech adjacent, ~150 employees worldwide with about 20% of them being in DC. Also a very young team where most people are under 40 and single, I’m early 30s and married with a toddler and another on the way.

This was and sometimes still is a fun place to work and pays market rate but I’m over how our time isn’t used wisely and excessive meetings, plus happy hours that go way late once maybe twice per week that were basically required to attend if we don’t want to get laid off. Clients don’t attend these and it’s basically just going to a dive bar and drinking till late or playing on a kickball league. I totally get this might be fun when you’re 23 but I have a toddler at home and it breaks up your whole week. Were also in calls with a AI bot recording us all day, sometimes for 6-7 hours a day and they require us to have “prep calls” for client calls that are only 15 minutes long. There’s also constant lunch and learns, team bonding calls with 50+ people talking over each other, and excessive performance reviews. Company hasn’t done particularly well the last three years either from a financial standpoint.

Don’t get me wrong this was a great place during the pandemic but I don’t think they realize people have lives outside of work and need their time used effectively. Doesn’t help that many of my peers entire social lives revolve around this company, so there’s a ton of inter office drama to navigate.  I will eventually leave but need to get through this second baby first without getting laid off. Any tips on how to survive this? [/quote]

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