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I have heard ‘set your boundaries’ a lot. How exactly would you do that? Any examples?

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You have to be good enough to be able to say no and not lose your job. Or you have to not care about losing your job.

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The work never ends. Setting boundaries can be as simple as logging off at a reasonable hour and not checking/responding to emails from your phone. Pick up where you left off the next morning.

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Yea I mean prove yourself a bit before pushing back too much, over the course of a year or two slowly stop responding to pings and emails after a reasonable hour. If you get a “talking to” then have a conversation about reasonable balance. They will take advantage of the weak.

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Average is the best place to be. You have job security and decent raises and bonuses. The increase in pay for being a high performer is minimal and not worth it.

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