"Exactly. Priorities is the key word here. Saying you have too much work will screw you over, royally."
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Q: How do you tell your boss you have too much to do?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael L Feb 24. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Turning 21 - Recommendations & Advice Please?
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A pleasure to be here
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Michael L replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Q: How do you tell your boss you have too much to do?
David F. replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Q: How do you tell your boss you have too much to do?"Those inherited new tasks? Why are they yours? Can you train a insubordinate to do them and report on it? Are they something someone else can do and give you to review and sign? If you don't have…"
Jacob Allison replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Q: How do you tell your boss you have too much to do?"Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I'm going to havea sit-down with my boss and talk it over."
Jacob Allison replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Q: How do you tell your boss you have too much to do?"Actually, my MC1 is sort of the problem -- he's getting out soonish (next 6 months), and has short timer syndrome, which means he's passing a lot of his duties to me when I'm not capable or qualified to do them!"
Nick H replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Q: How do you tell your boss you have too much to do?""if everything is a priority, nothing is a priority"
I like that one."
Jess Levens replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Q: How do you tell your boss you have too much to do?"Oh God, you're an MC in the Navy? Good luck. This is a blessing and a curse in that while the military doesn't work like a normal job, they can't really fire you either. I was Combat Correspondent in the Marines and worked…"
"Probably the best way to do it is to have a meeting with them and ask that you get priorities spelled out. The last thing you want to do is to tell them you have too much.
If you can get the priorities placed out in where they want them, you will…"
Jacob Allison posted a discussionQ: How do you tel your boss you have too much to do?
Hopefully I can get some good advice here before I either lose it and blow up at my boss or go crazy trying to do everything.I was recently promoted, to a paygrade where my pay finally matched my responsibilities. However, I've also inherited a bunch of new taskings. The biggest problem I'm having is that these new responsibilities are taking time away from a huge, long-term project where I've been the only one working on it for the past 6 months.The deadline for this big project has come and…See More
Benjamin Gaheris Pointer replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Turning 21 - Recommendations & Advice Please?"I like cough syrup! ... I'll shut up now"
Salt replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Turning 21 - Recommendations & Advice Please?"In college I always used to put cab money in left pocket and drink money in the right. I'm a righty so that worked out for me. When the right pocket was empty, it was time to go."
Salt replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Turning 21 - Recommendations & Advice Please?"Agreed with Patron, whole different animal. Jager only tastes good to me after the 3rd/4th shot. After that I don't seem to recall...."
John Clanton replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Turning 21 - Recommendations & Advice Please?"Never claimed to be doing it right. Although... Patron tastes way better than cheap tequilas."
Shane replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Turning 21 - Recommendations & Advice Please?"If you taste the shot you're doing it wrong."
John Clanton replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Turning 21 - Recommendations & Advice Please?"Touche.
Just saying, as a pure shot, it tastes better than most."
Shane replied to Jacob Allison's discussion Turning 21 - Recommendations & Advice Please?"Some people like cough syrup."
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Paul_of_TX replied to LShieldes's discussion Scandal run down in the group The Great Debate"How long until the race card is thrown out in a half @ssed attempt to deflect attention away from these various scandals?"
"It happens within the first 15 seconds. The officer says at 0:06 secs that the officer is taking the gun "off" the man. I infer from this that the officer takes the gun from the man's holster. Wisely the…"
thedifference replied to thedifference's discussion My friend received an anonymous email about me this morning..."that's the thing though. I'm well liked at my school. I know there are a few people who have issues with me, but they have always told C about them, and that's how I know, but to my face, they're friendly. I am honestly shocked…"
Todd Serveto replied to thedifference's discussion My friend received an anonymous email about me this morning..."Let me help you do a little sleuthing, here. Who would want to cause a rift between you and your buddy badly enough that he or she would go to all this trouble? Why would someone want to do that SO BADLY that he or she would go to this…"
Rebekah replied to J. Hughes's discussion Are we failing at spreading the Word? in the group Christian Men"Has anyone seen the hand-on-the-Bible thing outside of movies and publicized swearing-ins for office? I see such oaths (and affirmations) done about weekly, with never a Bible in sight.
John Adams was worried about "our moral compass" as…"
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