54 hours?
My longest work week was 121.5 hours. It was sandwiched between weeks of 100+ hours.
I never bitched once.
Cannery in Alaska.
Paid for may college.
My first job had 100 hour weeks.
Worked every holiday from New Years to New Years.
Thanksgiving meal was a bag of Cheetos and a Dr. Pepper on the side of the road.
Got a lot of good work experience and learned a lot.