I work in the advertising world at this company that does visual effects for commercials.

This was a huge project that seemed exciting until I found out the what timeline we were working with.

My pushover of a manager let the client bully her into a 12 hour (day and a half) turn around for a project that was easily a weeks worth of work. 11 unique commercials with 3 versions each (33 commercials in total.... in 12 hours).

Luckily the work day for the project fell on a Friday so I had the opportunity to work overtime over the weekend to complete it.

Worked sun up to sun down, sleeping for only a couple hours here and there. By the end of it I pulled 42 hours of overtime in 3 days.

Even still the work felt rushed and I wasn’t completely happy with the results; but it was passable.

Client is scheduled to come in and see the finals on Monday morning. 2 hours of sleep to keep me sane. Queue panic attack and stress vomiting morning of.

I felt that the whole project was dumped on my back with little care from my managers, especially after my pleas for more time. I felt and still feel resentful towards the management involved.

This was a few weeks ago. Ever since the project I’ve felt burnt out and been left with an overwhelming urge to quit.

I know this is probably just a mental state that I’m in but I don’t know how to get out of this slump. I feel miserable and unhappy. Any advice would help. Thanks!