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<blockquote data-quote="CV355" data-source="post: 16023855" data-attributes="member: 181885"><p>I'm not an older fellow, but I've definitely run the gauntlet in my 14 year career so far. I can certainly relate to what you're going through. I started where I work now when we were 8 employees. We're now up to 100+ at this business unit. I wore every hat- engineering, project management, engineering management, mechanical assembly/installation. Every time I switched hats, I was expected to maintain the responsibilities from previous positions. It became unbearable. I kept being told "it's only until we backfill." Guess what? As long as they know you can run both roles, even at your expense, they will delay because it looks good on paper. Why put two people where one has sufficed? </p><p></p><p>Here's what I learned:</p><p>1) Nobody will stand up for you except you- set a firm line of responsibility. This isn't career suicide- it's demanding that you can focus on your new responsibilities. You can spin it as a positive.</p><p></p><p>2) Work/life balance. You mention you're about to be married. My wife was extremely supportive of my career focus, and then it hit a wall one day. She felt neglected, replaced, begged me to stop what I was doing. I hit a brick wall and said "ok, enough is enough," and heeded her advice. I requested a demotion, pulled a few other stunts, and basically said "you guys are done taking advantage of me, figure out how to keep it together so I can have a life again." It worked.</p><p></p><p>3) Nobody will fault you for demanding that line. Well, anybody that has a sense of morals. If they hold it against you, you need to rethink your arrangement with them. Is that really a place you want to work for if they demand you sacrifice your well-being? Probably not. Not saying that's the case, but it is a situation that many hard-working friends fall into.</p><p></p><p>I'm no poster-child for a healthy work/life balance, but mine has gotten much better in recent months. I put my foot down, started saying no, left at 8 hours. I still hit my deadlines, put in 100% effort on everything, and it feels good to knock out the mile-long to-do list at the same time. Wish I had learned that lesson, oh, 10 years ago.</p><p></p><p>9-5 is gone. With new methods of distraction, inefficiencies, and apathy, the working world is about to hit a breaking point. Those who pull the weight are starting to say "screw this" and those who sit back at the expense of others are going to need to do heavy lifting. Things will fail. Let them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What you are saying is 100% correct, but Dilbert has about 1000 comics showing how that often turns out. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1520043[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CV355, post: 16023855, member: 181885"] I'm not an older fellow, but I've definitely run the gauntlet in my 14 year career so far. I can certainly relate to what you're going through. I started where I work now when we were 8 employees. We're now up to 100+ at this business unit. I wore every hat- engineering, project management, engineering management, mechanical assembly/installation. Every time I switched hats, I was expected to maintain the responsibilities from previous positions. It became unbearable. I kept being told "it's only until we backfill." Guess what? As long as they know you can run both roles, even at your expense, they will delay because it looks good on paper. Why put two people where one has sufficed? Here's what I learned: 1) Nobody will stand up for you except you- set a firm line of responsibility. This isn't career suicide- it's demanding that you can focus on your new responsibilities. You can spin it as a positive. 2) Work/life balance. You mention you're about to be married. My wife was extremely supportive of my career focus, and then it hit a wall one day. She felt neglected, replaced, begged me to stop what I was doing. I hit a brick wall and said "ok, enough is enough," and heeded her advice. I requested a demotion, pulled a few other stunts, and basically said "you guys are done taking advantage of me, figure out how to keep it together so I can have a life again." It worked. 3) Nobody will fault you for demanding that line. Well, anybody that has a sense of morals. If they hold it against you, you need to rethink your arrangement with them. Is that really a place you want to work for if they demand you sacrifice your well-being? Probably not. Not saying that's the case, but it is a situation that many hard-working friends fall into. I'm no poster-child for a healthy work/life balance, but mine has gotten much better in recent months. I put my foot down, started saying no, left at 8 hours. I still hit my deadlines, put in 100% effort on everything, and it feels good to knock out the mile-long to-do list at the same time. Wish I had learned that lesson, oh, 10 years ago. 9-5 is gone. With new methods of distraction, inefficiencies, and apathy, the working world is about to hit a breaking point. Those who pull the weight are starting to say "screw this" and those who sit back at the expense of others are going to need to do heavy lifting. Things will fail. Let them. What you are saying is 100% correct, but Dilbert has about 1000 comics showing how that often turns out. ;) [ATTACH=full]1520043[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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