Ask Flex / Overwhelmed, doing the job of three
Doing the work of 3 people?
Write down which work used to be someone else's and how many hours it takes, then ask your boss which job comes first. Your boss can't see how much you're doing until it's written down.
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Put all three jobs on paper.
Name the three jobs
Yours, and the ones that landed on you.
Add rough hours
Per week, for each one.
Ask which comes first
"I can do one of these well. Which one?"
Hand off the drafting
AI drafts the emails and reports. You check.
I'm doing the work of [number] people. Here's my own job: [list, with rough hours a week for each]. Here's the work that landed on me: [list, with rough hours and whose job it used to be]. Add up the hours I gave you, and write a short, calm note to my boss asking which of these comes first.
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The Three Piles
Type everything on your plate, tap each one into a pile, and walk out with a list your boss can read.
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