Is mental health a big problem for all you other PMs ? Sometimes days, weeks and months are so difficult in aligning , solving and scoping that you have a breakdown . The constant need to always be on top is exhausting and take a toll. How do guys handle this ?
Not at all, it's all in your head. I have been PMing last decade. No one can give you stress. Only if you want to take
What do you say to pushed down timelines and never ending urgency from bad leadership?
You do your best my friend. And leave the rest. Karmanye Vadikaraste Mafalesu Kadatjana. Meaning - You only have control on your inputs. Outputs are not in your hand. So focus on your locus of control - which is inputs. Are you doing your 100% effort to execute. If you are convinced yourself then good. If there's room for improvement take the feedback from leadership/ peers and be your better self.
This grind will help you in the future.
After a certain time, you get into Zen mode. You do the PM part of the job and communicate well.
No resources - delay the timeline.
A project forced down - inform everyone about the 0 impact which you expect from the feature. Delay the timeline for everything deprioritized.
And finally you prepare your resume to get out of the hellhole.
Yes. PMing can take a toll on mental health.
Was on a never ending project pushed by c level and all that the stakeholders did was promises and meetings without getting resources. Ultimately you’re answerable and you’re expected to get shit done with no power.
I’ll suggest take a break if you’re not feeling well. And if you don’t feel right then take help from experts. Get a mentor within company, someone senior who has been through this
Lately i have been struggling to cope up with my work and family . It’s been very difficult at my work lately. Also my personal life is a roller coaster mentally! I feel difficult to cope up. People at my work are sarcastic about my perf...
Desires and expectations hata do life se… It takes very less to be happy…. Itna kamao ki apni jaruratein puri ho ...
For me it’s always around stakeholder management.
I’m kind of an introvert, and it drains down all my energy to talk to different sort of people throughout the day. Post meetings, I barely have any energy left to actually work on stuff...
I’ve been insufferable at work since 2-3 months now. Total time at my company- 6mo 21 days. Profile - Product Management My engineering team seems to be taking no ownership and always have their brahmastra ready that it didn’t come fro...
Post your mental health issues. Peeps with good knowledge / experience in the subject, please suggest some pawssible solutions.
The past week hasn't been good. Not sure why but I am doing blunders at my work. Confidence is at its lowest, imposter syndrome is kicking in as hard as never.
Thought of switching from PMing also came in, but again not sure what is ha...