Hi everyone. I recently started a new job and I’ve been getting great feedback. I knew that it would be a grind, but it’s quickly become so much more than that and surpassing the job description by far. For example, between the hours of 5-7pm I have to be available to drop whatever I’m doing and address any fire drills that come up due to stringent regulatory rules. This means I can never pick my daughter up at daycare. I need to be able to break from 5-7pm and come back on later. Quite a pickle

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Was any of this discussed during your interviews or onboarding? Sounds like a fast track to burnout. I would address it sooner than later, especially due to family schedules. What hours were you originally hired on for?

No none of this was discussed .. I was not aware of this inflexibility

Oh gosh, I'm so sorry you were thrown into the fire like that. My only advice is to set boundaries early on! It sounds like you're doing amazing in the role, so talking to your supervisor about expected hours is a must! BTW, are you hourly or salaried? If you're working these extra hours, you definitely should be getting paid for them!!

Is there anyone else that can do the task?
If Yes: have a conversation stating that you are willing/able/available to do the “on-call” hours 2 set days a week, but that this task was not part of your employment agreement and you are not able to continue to do it everyday due to obligations outside of your set working hours.

If No: Have a meeting a discuss how you will adjust your work day to accommodate the hours you are expected to work. For instance — you can let them know that in order to accommodate for the required evening hours you will be blocking off time and unavailable from 3-5pm.

I work to live, not live to work. My team knows I am unavailable from 5-8pm due to having two young children — it has to be a true emergency for me to give up those hours with my kids. I pick up work later at night if needed, but my time with my kids in the evening is non-negotiable.

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