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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
Prof. Roberto Lico Reis
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