Whats wrong?

My project is right now going in real deep trouble. My client is completely pissed off. So much so that, he specifically asked for everyone in the project team to attend a call with him on his Saturday morning (Saturday evening IST).

Needless to say, this warranted our presence in the office from the morning itself, just so that we could prepare for the pounding we were going to get in the evening. I had volunteered to conduct interviews for my unit and with obvious priority issues, I had to back out.

The only good thing was that I didn't have to take my daily 52 Km voyage to office. Yesterday, we decided to go to the other office which is barely 17 Km from home.

Interestingly, while we were getting ready for the whooping, I wasn't really afraid of the same. I've never been afraid of being shouted at by the clients or superiors. Its just that nobody likes it and I don't too.

But what I actually dread, is the insane time we now have to spend on setting things right. Countless hours would be now be spent on educating upper management about what went wrong. Where it went wrong. And what can be done to avoid it.

At the cost of repeating myself from this article and this one too, most of these issues would be resolved if people are allowed to do their work.

I was drafting a reply to one of my bosses (believe me, I have a lot) where I was listing out how my time was being spent, but then realised that it wouldn't matter to him/her. For academic purposes, this is how I am spending time.

Wake up: 5.45 AM
Out of home: 7 AM (I'm not a morning person)
Reach office: 8.15 - 8.30 AM
In office: close to 2 hours (total) for b'fast, lunch, tea break etc.
Out of office: 10 PM
Reach home: 11.30 PM (since i have to travel mostly on the arterial GST road, there is adequate traffic at any point in time).
Go to sleep: 12.15 AM (best case)

The above is not a worst-case condition that I've depicted. Its probably my average schedule. The worst case is actually me leaving office after midnight. The best case is me leaving at 6 PM, but having to attend phone calls and continue working from home till midnight. The key difference in the best case is that I don't have to travel that late at night.

If I really starting looking at other companies, something tells me that it could be no different. Everyone everywhere is complaining about being stretched or being overworked. There are so many instances of software professionals suffering from so many new ailments - hell I have been affected by RSI. The only other company I worked for, had equally tough and challenging projects.

But the key difference here, is the fact that I spend nearly 3-4 hours on the road commuting between home and office.

So, have I started "feeling" the distance because of project pressures? Or is a case of me finally waking up to reality?

What did I start this post for and what has it finally become? Shows clearly that:
a. I am not thinking coherently
b. Thankfully, I am still sane enough to understand the above point
c. Unfortunately, I don't give a damn about it!