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Can ibm pay 28.5 ctc under 7B band?
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Look for another place to work . I saw differences !
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Yeah, this is what crossed my mind, and I think it’s time to explore my other options.
I think if I were you, I would have insisted on coming up with a solution for the workload beyond my own time management while IN the meeting. But since the meeting is already over, maybe you could ask for a follow up. You can bring some evidence of how you're managing time well but still overwhelmed with tasks. Maybe you do an hour by hour work log to show them that it's not your time management that is the problem?
I was in the same situation until it affected my mental health. Now I’m in the care of a psychologist and medication. Didn’t think it was going to affect me to the extent I had to take time off. Wish I would off done something before it got to this point. Take action!
I am so sorry to hear that. I have been in your shoes and from my experience it probably won't get any better. If you don't have a manager who supports you, this likely won't get any better.
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I agree that it might not improve, and I need to consider escalating the issue.
Put your manager on a PIP. Give them 30 days to improve or you will take action.
I am sorry you are going through this. This has become the standard unfortunately. I would suggest to create an action plan that you come up with and present to your Manager. I would include the # of hours being spent on tasks/ projects and suggest a different way to complete them for productivity. Ask if there are team members that can help support specific tasks. The workload will not go away and If there is no improvement, I would ask myself is this worth it. I went through this myself and decided to resign. I would give it a specific time frame and look for another opportunity while you are employed. Best of luck!
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Thank you for sharing your experience. This has indeed become the standard, and I appreciate your suggestions. I think it’s time to create an action plan and consider my options, including looking for another opportunity while still employed.
Your manager is fully aware of your workload. Unfortunately this is becoming the new norm where employers have the expectation for you to figure it out, and be quiet. You took the first step to do a meeting. Your manager came with no solution to the problem.
You have two solutions:
1. Ask for additional staff
2. Refresh your resume and prepare for a better jjob and support team.
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I agree that my manager is aware of my workload, and it's frustrating that this has become the norm.
Oh yes! This was my problem and my boss just couldn’t understand until she was in my shoes! My problem was staffing and because I knew and was trained in many departments I would often be the one pulled from my job to fill another, meanwhile, my work went undone leaving me to do it after work. She didn’t understand the trickle down effect so I resigned from the company and eventually she sold it because she needed me.
Definitely a tough place to be! I’ve gone into those discussions (or any meeting where a new project is being added to my workload) with a prioritization list ready to go. “Here’s what I’ll be prioritizing over the next X days due to Y. I can complete ABC new project upon completing the current deliverable or I can delay existing assignments and get this (new project) done by the proposed deadline.” — a little single option aversion to get them to work with you on prioritizing and also see that both may not be feasible to get out quality product or results.
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Start looking for a new job! It’s too bad they are not willing to support you but you don’t have to put up with it either! Start looking out for yourself and your well-being
Keep good records. When something happens bc you are an overworked human being, they will blame you. They won't claim you. They will pretend they don't even know you. Keep records. Put everything to them in emails. You may need it someday. A friend kept poor records and now she is spending all her time reconstructing months of encounters with management. It sounds like hostility. It isn't. It's protecting your greatest asset, You.
Edit: emails to recap meetings and all conversations. Might feel uncomfortable but they aren't the ones who support you, apparently, You are.
Everyone is overextended; sorry you didn't receive any help from your management. "Prioritize the task," they said. Give them a daily or weekly email update on what you've accomplished and also what still needs to be done. They will have to either help and respond, or at least they will know everything you are doing!