Home/Work & Career/Workplace pretense/ThoughtI tell my wife I like the sixty hour weeks. I tell her the pressure at the firm makes me feel alive and energized. Like I finally made it.workplace pretenseambition shamesettling regretShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI told my wife I was fine again tonight, even though I haven't eaten a real meal in two days and the only thing keeping me going through those twelve-hour shifts is the thought of retirement—I just… …burnout denialHe's telling his wife he’s like, SO energized by the seventy-hour weeks now, sixty-hour weeks, whatever it is. …burnout denialyou know, the big corner office on the 40th floor with the glass walls and everything. …achievement emptinessI got the corner office you guys like after a DECADE of busting my ass right and it was everything I worked for you know? …achievement emptinessRelated ThemesAmbition shameBurnout denialCareer path regretImposter syndromeQuiet quitting guilt