"Early in my career, I was a part of a company merger where my employer merged with another large moving company. Not wanting to stall anything for current customers, my team had to transition many upcoming customers to a new platform, and we just didn't have the overall manpower to do this in a timely manner that was appeasing to the customers. At that time, I was mandated to work four hours of overtime each evening to work on moving customer information to the new platform. This work, coupled with our busiest time of the year, made life at work very stressful for a month. While I knew I could press my nose to the grindstone and get through it with success, maintaining a focus on my own personal health and well-being was very crucial to my work life as well. In the evenings, I recuperated by spending quality time with my family and on my bike. I used the weekends to recharge and get ready for upcoming weeks that would find me working 60 hours as well."
