Best work advice I ever got: Establish boundaries early and often. I get in at 7:30, I work hard, and I leave at 4:30. I enjoy my time off work and don’t worry about it on the weekends or during my vacations. But also go to happy hours and stuff, workplace culture and fitting in is important. What is the best work advice you have ever gotten?

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I agree with that general advice. It's good to make it clear that your workday ends, otherwise some characters will want you to deal with something whenever it occurs to them. I was advised to develop patience and a thick skin, and that's easier said than done. It's necessary though, there are a lot of things that could be provocations but it's better to just shrug them off.

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Thick skin is great advice!

I have to agree with this. If you don't establish boundaries early, it is so hard to establish them later. Whoever gave you that advice was really looking out for you.

Work hard in your 20s without boundaries. Set firm boundaries in your 30 when you’ve already built your career. Being inflexible early and often won’t get you raises and promos but to each their own.

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