working overtime - strategies to get out

Working OvertimeStrategies to Get Out

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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.”

• 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

• 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

• Meeting deadline is

quite a common

excuse for working

late.

Ways to Get Out of Working OvertimeReasons – Company Deadlines

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Lico Reis Consultoria & Línguas

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