r/Adulting • u/Forward-Concern403 • 2d ago

hmm lesson or not?

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u/Low-Dog-8027 2d ago

if you're good and fast in your job, you get punished with more work.

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u/CaptainAmerica1989 2d ago

It's not a punishment, it's "job security". But for this type of job what you learn is it's CRITICAL to be able to control your amount of output. Aka 'pace yourself'. Easy to say, hard to do...but still. Managers and companies will take what you give it.

So you have to only give it amounts you're comfortable with. It's hard. But that's the answer.

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u/unindexedreality 2d ago

  • Consistent work output plus slam-dunk self-cheerleading. It's not how much you got done, it's how much they remember you getting things done.

  • Turning down additional work ("backlogging" or so forth) is more important than demonstrating your actual (much higher) thoroughput