Having the fears before going back tomorrow.
Before the break I was close to burn out. I have done a bit of resetting but the issue I struggle with most is getting the emotional work/life balance right. WFH has impacted this as I don't have the physical delineation in my day.
I cannot switch off - I feel guilty or panicky if I am not working. I try very hard not to work weekends (I have a standard working week type role) but working 50/60 hours a week in the 5 days I have means I then cram my weekends with things from the week and by Sunday afternoon I am gearing back up into work mode. I am not as present with my family as I wish to be and feel I don't have much of a life outside of work.
I am mid level senior so don't really expect to do a 7 hour day. That's not an issue in itself but whereas I used to work a couple of long days but often be done at 4 on a Friday for example, it's now all the time. Some is driven by the actual job as we have staffing issues but other friends manage it better.
I am having a bit of a mid life crisis tbh. I expect my job to be a major part of my life and if I take out the horrific office politics, I enjoy it, work with good people on interesting things. But not the only thing.
How do others manage this? This isn't about the actual role itself. It's about boundaries.