April 7, 2009Success Story ~ negotiating workloads

Filed under: Admin Assistants,Success Story by merylrunion |

Light bulbs went on for me when I read in your newsletter about how bosses will pile work on as long as employees keep doing everything they ask without complaint or feedback.

I was working until 9:00 each night and burning myself out. So I implemented some of the strategies in your assistant training to make my work visible and to negotiate workload.

Guess what – I’m going home on time each evening. I’m also making a lot less in overtime…but I’m happy to have my life back.

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