From the course: Managing Up as an Employee
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How to survive the workaholic
From the course: Managing Up as an Employee
How to survive the workaholic
- Workaholic bosses can be really tricky to navigate. These are the bosses who are always at work. They're there before you arrive in the morning. They're definitely there after you leave in the evening. They text you all weekend. They email you at all hours of the day or night. It's like you're on a hamster wheel that there's no escaping. It can be very, very stressful. Here's the upside, however of working for a workaholic. You're going to get a lot done, and chances are you could have great visibility in your organization. The downside of course is that it can be very stressful and quite counterproductive to you achieving any kind of a work-life balance, unless your work-life balance is work, work balance. But let me give you a couple of key strategies that will help you manage up to your workaholic boss. Number one, be really clear about your boundaries. Your boundaries are when you are and aren't willing to work.…
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