Has anyone else found themselves walking back some of the boundaries they put up with their employer? Tonight I hopped on a Zoom call at 8:30 and just finished answering some emails. It's just that the job market is a mess, and I know I can be replaced in a second, so now I'm bending over backwards to make myself as irreplaceable as possible.

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It’s all about balance. Sure there’s times I work late but also times I leave early.

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U got this

If it balances out, I guess it's ok. But when it is one-sided against your personal time, it might be time to speak up.

Just remember that while the job market is a mess, your time is worth something. My grandpa told me a saying I have yet to follow, "eat to live. Don't live to eat". Similarly I would say "Work to live don't live to work."

I don't think it's realistic to say you'll never work late, some projects and deadlines will need it. It's only a problem when it becomes routine.

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