How do you respond when your manager adds something last-minute on you when you're signing off for the day?
Multiple times my boss has dropped a 'quick task' on me at 4:30pm that actually took over an hour. I don’t want to sound difficult but I’m also getting tired of pretending this stuff is ok. I need to set a boundary but I don't know how without risking my job.

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Who logs off at 5 on a workday in consulting?

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Yes, we all do, but unfortunately it is not the way consulting works 🤷🏽‍♀️

Honestly, get over it. We work hard and stuff has to get done. Being given something at 4:30 is not unreasonable - when it’s new tasks at 8pm then you can start complaining

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An hours worth of work at 4:30 is completely reasonable lol. Not just in consulting, in any professional job. Unless you're an hourly employee you don't just finish work at 5

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Welcome to consulting!

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It's a Global Work Environment - 4:30 here is the middle of the day somewhere else. If this is a pattern , then plan for that

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