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re: How do you handle being overwhelmed at work?
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:19 pm to athenslife101
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:19 pm to athenslife101
I quit and burden my family
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Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:19 pm to athenslife101
Is the job life or death? Just chill my man. Drama only complicates it and elevates stress. Said differently, don't be a bitch.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:21 pm to athenslife101
Simply, make a prioritized list for the day, and then realize that you might have to reprioritize said list throughout the day. Get what you can get done in one day, however long that is, then make another prioritized list for the next day.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:23 pm to RummelTiger
It must be nice to only prioritize one day at a time
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:24 pm to athenslife101
OP, there are two possibilities for why you feel this way and you're wrong in both situations.
1. You are taking work too seriously and mistakenly believe bad things will happen if all the work doesn't get done. This typically isn't the case which is evident by the fact that your place of work is able to function with other workers being absent. It stands to reason that it will function in your absence too. The days that you're gone, work will still exist. There was work to do before you started there and there will be work to do after you're gone. So relax a bit and shite on the boss's time.
2. Bad things will actually happen if you don't do all the work, which means you aren't properly valued by your place of work. If other workers are able to leave without their absence having any impact, but the same can't be said for you, then you are outworking your compensation to the company's benefit and not your own. This may be expected of someone in your position, in which case it's a shitty position, or you may have caused your place of work to feel entitled to this paradigm by outworking your compensation for so long. If so, you need to stop giving so many fricks. At most, you should give like half a frick more than your coworkers, and that's if you're really trying to climb the ladder or whatever.
1. You are taking work too seriously and mistakenly believe bad things will happen if all the work doesn't get done. This typically isn't the case which is evident by the fact that your place of work is able to function with other workers being absent. It stands to reason that it will function in your absence too. The days that you're gone, work will still exist. There was work to do before you started there and there will be work to do after you're gone. So relax a bit and shite on the boss's time.
2. Bad things will actually happen if you don't do all the work, which means you aren't properly valued by your place of work. If other workers are able to leave without their absence having any impact, but the same can't be said for you, then you are outworking your compensation to the company's benefit and not your own. This may be expected of someone in your position, in which case it's a shitty position, or you may have caused your place of work to feel entitled to this paradigm by outworking your compensation for so long. If so, you need to stop giving so many fricks. At most, you should give like half a frick more than your coworkers, and that's if you're really trying to climb the ladder or whatever.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:25 pm to Winston Cup
lol..You're not a forest through the trees kinda guy, are you?
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:25 pm to RummelTiger
This is what I was going to say. Make a list of everything. Then put them in priority. Star the ones that have to be done that day. You find out that it's either not as bad as you think or you have to ask for help.
Stress is not knowing whether you can get everything done. When you make a plan, well, then you know what's up so the stress is much less.
Stress is not knowing whether you can get everything done. When you make a plan, well, then you know what's up so the stress is much less.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:28 pm to Winston Cup
I prioritize everything on my plate and try to update daily. If it's on my list it gets done.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:31 pm to RummelTiger
More of a: there's a squatch in them woods kind of guy tbh
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:33 pm to athenslife101
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How do you handle being overwhelmed at work?
so dinner ready is pizza!?
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:43 pm to athenslife101
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I had to work at breakneck speed switching between realtime projects sometimes 4-5 times an hour
So every day for me.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:45 pm to athenslife101
Headphones. And now that i have an office i close my door and put DnD on ot.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:47 pm to athenslife101
I would like to know. For reasons that weren't entirely of my own choosing, I went from a work at my own pace environment to one where I get crap shoveled at me on a continuous basis. I'm used to seeing one thing through to completion, now I work on several projects at once. It's like a neverending conveyer belt. It's stressful and exhausting.
One thing I've learned is that most people go through live in a state of disorganization, some more than others. It usually carries over into their work and affects those around them.
One thing I've learned is that most people go through live in a state of disorganization, some more than others. It usually carries over into their work and affects those around them.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:53 pm to athenslife101
You're probably taking this shite too seriously. Anyways I make lists. I usually knock out both the urgent and easy stuff first and nibble away at larger projects along the way. Lastly the phrase get it all done...there's really no such thing if you're in a long term position. Oh and take walks.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 11:02 pm to Superior Pariah
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Yoga and masturbation
Well shite..thought I was alone in this world.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 11:32 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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"I'm salaried, so I'm done at 40 hrs" approach
WOW! If somebody tried this one where I work they would be shown the door with the quickness.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 11:39 pm to athenslife101
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I would really be interested in good advice. If everyone is at work, the day goes off without a hitch and peacefully. When people miss work (often) it comes back on me. Today, several people took off work and and several of their time sensitive responsibilities fell to me. I already had a very large time consuming project for the day. That's just life, whatever. But to get it all done, I had to work at breakneck speed switching between realtime projects sometimes 4-5 times an hour. And I got frustrated and annoyed and and my quality wasn't as high as I expect from myself.
When I got tired of people calling in with belly aches and sniffles I moved to sales and have loved every minute of it. Those 4 am phone calls about how my employee has the runs are a thing of the past.
This post was edited on 2/15/17 at 11:41 pm
Posted on 2/15/17 at 11:52 pm to Rize
Welcome to my world. In my job it takes one person to frick everything up. We put guys on schedule 1-2 days in advance for their service, I call my customer and let them know they are scheduled. But oh the next day the driver does not show up and I have to tell the customer it will be done tomorrow because the driver did not show and our schedule is full.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 11:59 pm to athenslife101
Just do your job, that's how
Posted on 2/16/17 at 12:00 am to NickyT
I was in your situation but my arse was on that truck in the am, there was no push it back to tomorrow.
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