In my job, there are periodic instances where product testing requires 24+ hours of commitment. I basically run on adrenaline, stress hormones, caffeine, and sheer will. And carbs. Sometimes I have seven straight days of fourteen hour shifts where I'm up at 2:30AM, working, then when I'm "off" I'm still at my remote location continuing to interface with co-workers and vendors and regulators so it is like a 24 hour straight stint for days on end.
Other times, it can be a very concentrated 24+ hours of constant work and decisions and coordination then done. Carbs, baby! My longest continuous stint was 28 straight hours. I had a fantastic boss at the time. He let me spread the 20 hours of overtime over a couple days so I was rewarded for the effort and sacrifice rather than charging some of it as straight time when I rolled into the next day since our accounting system can't deal with chargeable OT hours rolling over to the next start of scheduled shift. Even though that next day--after the test sequence was completed--I was actually passed out in my hotel room during the majority of that 8 hour straight time shift.
So in my experience, the work/life balance gets screwed up for a while, which includes needing extra restorative time and understanding from Mr. HV, management, family and friends. And me.
Soooo....It is doable, and if you're someone who operates normally at high energy levels like Gordon Ramsay (not me!), probably just a small extra effort. For others, it is a special occasion you just knuckle up for and plotz flat later. For others, it could be impossible. Which may be part of why the one gal couldn't poach an egg to save her life. She may be incompetent, or she may have hit her wall.
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