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People who work 70 hours a week on a sustained basis are just bad at saying "no". Not saying "no" often is the surest way I know of to disappoint all those peop

by 0xbear 9y ago

People who work 70 hours a week on a sustained basis are just bad at saying "no". Not saying "no" often is the surest way I know of to disappoint all those people you're saying "yes" to. People's attention span to things that are peripheral to them is very short, so no amount of commitment is ever enough, and you have to deliver (most of) the things you have signed up for. You can't do that if you bite of more than you can chew. You _can_ do that if you manage your time properly and say "no" often. That way you have some slack to recover if things go wrong, and deliver on your commitments.

qb45 9y ago
... and even if you deliver 100% of your 175% commitment, I have a somewhat dark and cynical hypothesis that the manager may secretly feel guilty about overworking you and resolve this guilt by downplaying your achievements. Merely feeling or behaving like a doormat for no reason will make many people around uneasy. Any situation that shows you somehow deserve it, relieves them. If they aren't self-aware enough to recognize this, congratulations, you are training them to exploit you.