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Ask Flex / Overwhelmed, doing the job of three

Ask Flex

Over­whelmed at work and want to quit?

"I'm so overwhelmed at work I want to quit. What do I do?"You asked Google. Flex answered.
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Flex's short answer

Don't decide on your worst day, because you're too worn out to think straight. Get the pile on paper, ask for one thing to come off it, and see how the job feels lighter before you make the big call.

✱ The video

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✱ Flex's tips

Lighten the load, then decide.

1

Wait for a normal day

Big calls go better rested.

2

Put the pile on paper

Is it the job, or the load?

3

Ask for one thing to move

One task off your plate this week.

4

Take back an hour

Hand one repeat task to AI and see what changes.

Try this in your own Claude or ChatGPT

I'm overwhelmed at work and thinking about quitting. Here's my job and what's on my plate: [describe]. Help me sort out which parts are the workload and which parts are the job itself, and give me one thing to try this week before I decide anything.

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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.

Sort my plate
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✱ What people ask
I'm overwhelmed at work and want to quit. What do I do?

Start with the load, not the job. Ask for one thing to move, then see how it feels.

What if I'm constantly overwhelmed at work?

Then it isn't a busy week, it's the size of the job. That's worth a talk with your boss, list in hand. Flex has a page on it.

Does everyone feel overwhelmed at work?

A lot of people do, and most think it's just them. Flex has a page on it.

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From Nikki's blogFlex tells you how. Nikki tells you what it felt like. Read it on Clawd and Me. Read it →

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