RolandMT32's journey

I recently started a new job as a sustaining software engineer at a global company, and I'm already feeling the pressure of stress and potential burnout. My team is spread out across different time zones, and I'm based on the west coast of the US while my manager is in Taiwan. In my first week, I had daily meetings at 5:30 PM my time, which often ran until 6:30 or 7:00 PM. After some initial training in Taiwan, my manager moved our daily meetings to 8:30 AM my time, which I appreciated. However, I've now found myself with back-to-back 5:30 PM meetings with another coworker for a project I'm working on, and just yesterday, that meeting stretched until about 7:30 PM. This has been frustrating, especially since it disrupted dinner plans with my wife. I really value having a work-life balance and don't want to be the person who is too consumed by work to spend quality time with my family. I’m starting to question my decision to take this job, especially since I was laid off last September and felt pressured to accept any offer. I’m considering whether it’s reasonable to keep looking for other opportunities if this pattern continues. I think I need to have a conversation with my coworker about my availability and the need for a more manageable schedule.