TIL started saying no to extra projects at work last month

My boss kept piling stuff on my plate. I was drowning in 8 tasks at once. Finally told her I could only take 3 priority items. She actually respected it. Has anyone else tried setting hard limits like this?

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taylorc402d ago

Used to think saying no would make me look lazy or like I couldn't handle my job. Then I got burned out bad, started messing up simple things I never used to mess up. That changed my mind real quick. Now I tell my boss exactly how many tasks I can actually do well, not just how many she wants to throw at me. Ended up getting better reviews too, go figure.

jamesroberts1d ago

Same here, started saying no to extra projects and suddenly my actual work got done faster.