How intense does your workload get at times? How do you manage?

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I manage by working OT. If I try to rush, I make mistakes and end up having to redo stuff so I’d rather take my time. Get it right the first time. Organizing my tasks by priority is typically how I approach it.

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Things can get pretty busy. I'm not sure how I manage, but I just do. It's really a matter of staying organized and keeping my eye on the calendar. And just day to day making sure I'm where I need to be. If I make the progress I need to make each day, and each week, things don't get out of hand. So in some ways it's a matter of keeping things organized and on track hour by hour. That probably sounds way worse than it is. It's just about staying focused and making slow steady progress.

It can get pretty heavy at times, but we definitely have slow periods too, so things tend to balance out over the course of the year. Notes and reminders are crucial when I'm particularly swamped. As long as I feel organized, I never get too overwhelmed.

I had to hide twice today as when I walk, people bug me (albeit legitimately) in person. One was eager for help, not a crisis, and I sent email that I was having a soup at my desk, let's hook up soon after. So this person of course walked right over... luckily one of my staff caught and helped. Can't I even have a 20 min lunch at my desk WORKING anyway?

Not that intense

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