Working Overtime - Strategies to Get Out
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Working OvertimeStrategies to Get Out
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• A recent study suggests
that nearly two-thirds of
U.S. companies report
that their employees
have worked more hours
over the past three
years.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeIntroduction
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Jobs are in short supply.
Employees are facing critical tasks.
Overtime is becoming a working pattern.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeThe Real Business World
Companies expect immediate responses
to their demands
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• But once you begin
expanding your work
hours on a regular
basis, your extended
hours become the new
normal.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeImportant
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• Every company or
organization is trying to
provide the fastest service
possible.
• In order to fulfill this
requirement, the management
starts asking their employees
to work.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeReasons – “I Want it Now” Approach
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• Some employees want to
impress their boss by
showing their
hardworking attitudes.
• They hope to get better
promotion in future.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeReasons – “I want to Impress the boss.”
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• It is quite common to
work longer hours for a
new projects in the
beginning but as time
progresses, it should
normalize to normal
office hour.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeReasons – Startup of New Projects
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• You will work late when
handling company crisis
or fire-fighting but it
should be occasional or
you need to improve
your working skills.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeReasons – Company Crisis
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• Meeting deadline is
quite a common
excuse for working
late.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeReasons – Company Deadlines
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• Workaholic is a man of his word,
dependable and dreamed by
most employers.
• However, workaholic is not so
good, as he is so worried with the
work till late hours until neglecting
his personal/family life.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeReasons – I am a Workaholic
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• Spouses are concern and
feel frustrated with working
late workers.
• This may lead to family
break up and divorce.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeOutcomes – Family Problems
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• When you are burn-out, you
will start experience
insomnia, loss of appetite and
stress.
• This can lead to
hypertension, ulcers and
mental break down if this is
continuing on.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeOutcomes – Stress and Burn-out
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• Employees’ productivity level
drops when they are tired and
overworked.
• We tend to make more
mistakes when our brain is
tired as we cannot
concentrate.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeOutcomes – Productivity Drop
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• Think through the
aspirations you have for
your career and your life and
discuss it a home.
• It is an important way to
identify how much work is
necessary to achieve your
goals.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeStrategies – Think about your priorities
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• Make it clear to your boss and your
colleagues that you will work late
only if there are legitimate reasons.
• But also emphasize that this
should be the exception, and not
the rule.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeStrategies – Open up a dialogue at work
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• Overtime may be a requirement for some jobs.
• Ask about it in the interview and really take that
fact into consideration.
• Some places will walk all over you and suck up
your life. Be ready to fight for your life, if you want
it.
• A quote to keep in mind: “If you don’t set your
priorities, somebody else will.”
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeTips & Warnings
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• We cannot deny that work is important in
our life as we need to earn money to eat
and live.
• However, work is not the only important
thing in our life as we have other aspects
that we need to develop, examples,
personal, family and social.
• And we need to learn how to balance such
elements to achieve a nice and high life
quality.
Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeConclusion
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