I love what I do as my work and I’m often a top performing team member. Sometimes this bites me in the ass.
I’ve recently started a new position and I accidentally forgot about maintaining work and life boundaries so…I’ve found myself working nearly 60 hour weeks (including Saturdays). My position is in management and I am salaried.
I am burnt out to the nines and am finding myself needing those two days of rest.
The company I work for has a great culture! I love my team, I love my work, and my ceo is super understanding, but I am struggling with the long hours. How do I negotiate a slightly adjusted schedule for myself and avoid them expecting to stay such long hours?
The other thing is I love taking time off within reason.
Welp, they have the old mindset of “you must ask for permission from us for time off” rather than what I am used to from bigger companies with “hi, I’m an employee. I am unavailable on this date. My work will be done and reassigned until I return .”
I know I set the wrong precedent I need help getting out of it.