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I have been working for a small software development company (team of 5 developers) for 11 months now, but I decided to hand in my notice 2 weeks ago due to personal reasons. Since then my workload has grown exponentially, so much so that I am now struggling to complete any work within the allotted time frames. Before I handed over my resignation my workload was high but manageable, but now it is out of hand.
I have tried speaking to senior members of staff, but with this being such a small company it is sometimes hard to be taken seriously as we all work together so closely. Is there anything I can do? Or should I just 'suck it up' for the next 2 weeks?
I want to leave the company on a positive note, as I do not want to burn any bridges.
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I have been working for a small software development company (team of 5 developers) for 11 months now, but I decided to hand in my notice 2 weeks ago due to personal reasons. Since then my workload has grown exponentially, so much so that I am now struggling to complete any work within the allotted time frames. Before I handed over my resignation my workload was high but manageable, but now it is out of hand.
I have tried speaking to senior members of staff, but with this being such a small company it is sometimes hard to be taken seriously as we all work together so closely. Is there anything I can do? Or should I just 'suck it up' for the next 2 weeks?
I want to leave the company on a positive note, as I do not want to burn any bridges.
resignation work-life-balance workload
edited Jan 19 '17 at 21:45
Xavier J
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asked Aug 22 '16 at 10:29
somedisplayname
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Has your work changed? (IE; are you doing hand-over of your old responsibilities?) Or do you feel they are just milking you for your last days of productivity?
– Erik
Aug 22 '16 at 10:31
A small amount of my workload has become hand-overs, but the rest of the work has stayed the same, only the volume has increased.
– somedisplayname
Aug 22 '16 at 10:34
19
What are they going to do fire you? Put in your normal hours and do what you can.
– paparazzo
Aug 22 '16 at 10:47
3
Just do as much as you can within your contracted hours. Trying to rush things only leads to more mistakes anyway.
– Matt Wilko
Aug 22 '16 at 10:51
If tasks come from more than one person, they individually might not realize your workload is increasing so much; could you give time estimates to the tasks they've assigned you and point out in writing that they've allocated (much) more than 2-weeks work?
– TessellatingHeckler
Aug 23 '16 at 1:15
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I have been working for a small software development company (team of 5 developers) for 11 months now, but I decided to hand in my notice 2 weeks ago due to personal reasons. Since then my workload has grown exponentially, so much so that I am now struggling to complete any work within the allotted time frames. Before I handed over my resignation my workload was high but manageable, but now it is out of hand.
I have tried speaking to senior members of staff, but with this being such a small company it is sometimes hard to be taken seriously as we all work together so closely. Is there anything I can do? Or should I just 'suck it up' for the next 2 weeks?
I want to leave the company on a positive note, as I do not want to burn any bridges.
resignation work-life-balance workload
edited Jan 19 '17 at 21:45
Xavier J
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asked Aug 22 '16 at 10:29
somedisplayname
1586
I have been working for a small software development company (team of 5 developers) for 11 months now, but I decided to hand in my notice 2 weeks ago due to personal reasons. Since then my workload has grown exponentially, so much so that I am now struggling to complete any work within the allotted time frames. Before I handed over my resignation my workload was high but manageable, but now it is out of hand.
I have tried speaking to senior members of staff, but with this being such a small company it is sometimes hard to be taken seriously as we all work together so closely. Is there anything I can do? Or should I just 'suck it up' for the next 2 weeks?
I want to leave the company on a positive note, as I do not want to burn any bridges.
resignation work-life-balance workload
edited Jan 19 '17 at 21:45
Xavier J
26.3k104797
asked Aug 22 '16 at 10:29
somedisplayname
1586
edited Jan 19 '17 at 21:45
Xavier J
26.3k104797
edited Jan 19 '17 at 21:45
Xavier J
26.3k104797
edited Jan 19 '17 at 21:45
Xavier J
26.3k104797
26.3k104797
asked Aug 22 '16 at 10:29
somedisplayname
1586
asked Aug 22 '16 at 10:29
somedisplayname
1586
asked Aug 22 '16 at 10:29
somedisplayname
1586
1586
Has your work changed? (IE; are you doing hand-over of your old responsibilities?) Or do you feel they are just milking you for your last days of productivity?
– Erik
Aug 22 '16 at 10:31
A small amount of my workload has become hand-overs, but the rest of the work has stayed the same, only the volume has increased.
– somedisplayname
Aug 22 '16 at 10:34
19
What are they going to do fire you? Put in your normal hours and do what you can.
– paparazzo
Aug 22 '16 at 10:47
3
Just do as much as you can within your contracted hours. Trying to rush things only leads to more mistakes anyway.
– Matt Wilko
Aug 22 '16 at 10:51
If tasks come from more than one person, they individually might not realize your workload is increasing so much; could you give time estimates to the tasks they've assigned you and point out in writing that they've allocated (much) more than 2-weeks work?
– TessellatingHeckler
Aug 23 '16 at 1:15
 |Â
show 1 more comment
Has your work changed? (IE; are you doing hand-over of your old responsibilities?) Or do you feel they are just milking you for your last days of productivity?
– Erik
Aug 22 '16 at 10:31
A small amount of my workload has become hand-overs, but the rest of the work has stayed the same, only the volume has increased.
– somedisplayname
Aug 22 '16 at 10:34
19
What are they going to do fire you? Put in your normal hours and do what you can.
– paparazzo
Aug 22 '16 at 10:47
3
Just do as much as you can within your contracted hours. Trying to rush things only leads to more mistakes anyway.
– Matt Wilko
Aug 22 '16 at 10:51
If tasks come from more than one person, they individually might not realize your workload is increasing so much; could you give time estimates to the tasks they've assigned you and point out in writing that they've allocated (much) more than 2-weeks work?
– TessellatingHeckler
Aug 23 '16 at 1:15
Has your work changed? (IE; are you doing hand-over of your old responsibilities?) Or do you feel they are just milking you for your last days of productivity?
– Erik
Aug 22 '16 at 10:31
Has your work changed? (IE; are you doing hand-over of your old responsibilities?) Or do you feel they are just milking you for your last days of productivity?
– Erik
Aug 22 '16 at 10:31
A small amount of my workload has become hand-overs, but the rest of the work has stayed the same, only the volume has increased.
– somedisplayname
Aug 22 '16 at 10:34
A small amount of my workload has become hand-overs, but the rest of the work has stayed the same, only the volume has increased.
– somedisplayname
Aug 22 '16 at 10:34
19
19
What are they going to do fire you? Put in your normal hours and do what you can.
– paparazzo
Aug 22 '16 at 10:47
What are they going to do fire you? Put in your normal hours and do what you can.
– paparazzo
Aug 22 '16 at 10:47
3
3
Just do as much as you can within your contracted hours. Trying to rush things only leads to more mistakes anyway.
– Matt Wilko
Aug 22 '16 at 10:51
Just do as much as you can within your contracted hours. Trying to rush things only leads to more mistakes anyway.
– Matt Wilko
Aug 22 '16 at 10:51
If tasks come from more than one person, they individually might not realize your workload is increasing so much; could you give time estimates to the tasks they've assigned you and point out in writing that they've allocated (much) more than 2-weeks work?
– TessellatingHeckler
Aug 23 '16 at 1:15
If tasks come from more than one person, they individually might not realize your workload is increasing so much; could you give time estimates to the tasks they've assigned you and point out in writing that they've allocated (much) more than 2-weeks work?
– TessellatingHeckler
Aug 23 '16 at 1:15
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Just because they've piled up stuff doesn't require that you suddenly become Superman in an effort to fix it all. Glide through your last two weeks. Take your lunch and breaks as before, and leave and go home on time.
When pressed, just smile and say you're doing your best. DON'T make any promises you can't keep because your employer may try to justify something stupid (like holding your check, or docking your pay) for stuff you agree to complete but cannot. Seems like you work for some real jerks.
Also, here in California, the employer has to have the final paycheck ready on or before the last day worked. See if something similar applies to you.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:25
Xavier J
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You already have one foot out the door. Focus on where your career is heading, not where it has been.
Put in your time, work the same as you did before cheerfully, and don't let it worry you. You're just passing time for 2 weeks, so don't get passionate about anything.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:10
Kilisi
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In your last two weeks you should work slow and steady and very careful, because if you make any mistakes, you won't be able to fix them. As a rule, you should never rush before you go on holiday. And after a holiday you come back to sort out any messes you left. When you quit, it's totally unreasonable to ask you to do a rush job.
answered Aug 23 '16 at 8:07
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This is literally the opposite of everyone I know who has given a two weeks notice before. Very strange. Perhaps they're panicking and trying to get as much work out of you as possible? In my experience I've just seen people freak out about IP and immediately cut the person leaving out of everything that they can. I would just let your team know that you'll do the best you can but you can't be expected to become totally overloaded in this fashion. In all honesty, they should probably just be thankful that you haven't fully checked out yet.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 19:24
Tam Hartman
48228
Interesting point about IP :)
– somedisplayname
Sep 2 '16 at 15:29
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Tell the bosses that you won't be able to get all this done in 2 weeks, and how much you will be able to get done and ask them to prioritise the tasks. They might not be taking you seriously now (had a boss myself like that before, who would also answer to questions about the highest priority, "All of them!"), but in two weeks they will have to, so it would be better that the higher priority tasks are done. If they won't prioritise then it's not your fault.
I know you don't want to burn any bridges, but you need to balance that desire against your own sanity & dignity. If, as you say, the work has grown exponentially from an already heavy load (like doubled or more?), then there is no way you can get it done.
The two weeks will come and go and at the end of it you will be leaving. If you can get done in the time what a reasonable hard-worker could get done then they can't have any complaint, and if they still do complain then well they are being unreasonable and there's nothing you can do about it (it is they who are burning the bridges). You did all you could.
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5 Answers
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active
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5 Answers
5
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
20
down vote
accepted
Just because they've piled up stuff doesn't require that you suddenly become Superman in an effort to fix it all. Glide through your last two weeks. Take your lunch and breaks as before, and leave and go home on time.
When pressed, just smile and say you're doing your best. DON'T make any promises you can't keep because your employer may try to justify something stupid (like holding your check, or docking your pay) for stuff you agree to complete but cannot. Seems like you work for some real jerks.
Also, here in California, the employer has to have the final paycheck ready on or before the last day worked. See if something similar applies to you.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:25
Xavier J
26.3k104797
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
20
down vote
accepted
Just because they've piled up stuff doesn't require that you suddenly become Superman in an effort to fix it all. Glide through your last two weeks. Take your lunch and breaks as before, and leave and go home on time.
When pressed, just smile and say you're doing your best. DON'T make any promises you can't keep because your employer may try to justify something stupid (like holding your check, or docking your pay) for stuff you agree to complete but cannot. Seems like you work for some real jerks.
Also, here in California, the employer has to have the final paycheck ready on or before the last day worked. See if something similar applies to you.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:25
Xavier J
26.3k104797
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
20
down vote
accepted
up vote
20
down vote
accepted
Just because they've piled up stuff doesn't require that you suddenly become Superman in an effort to fix it all. Glide through your last two weeks. Take your lunch and breaks as before, and leave and go home on time.
When pressed, just smile and say you're doing your best. DON'T make any promises you can't keep because your employer may try to justify something stupid (like holding your check, or docking your pay) for stuff you agree to complete but cannot. Seems like you work for some real jerks.
Also, here in California, the employer has to have the final paycheck ready on or before the last day worked. See if something similar applies to you.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:25
Xavier J
26.3k104797
Just because they've piled up stuff doesn't require that you suddenly become Superman in an effort to fix it all. Glide through your last two weeks. Take your lunch and breaks as before, and leave and go home on time.
When pressed, just smile and say you're doing your best. DON'T make any promises you can't keep because your employer may try to justify something stupid (like holding your check, or docking your pay) for stuff you agree to complete but cannot. Seems like you work for some real jerks.
Also, here in California, the employer has to have the final paycheck ready on or before the last day worked. See if something similar applies to you.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:25
Xavier J
26.3k104797
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:25
Xavier J
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answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:25
Xavier J
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answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:25
Xavier J
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26.3k104797
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suggest improvements |Â
up vote
9
down vote
You already have one foot out the door. Focus on where your career is heading, not where it has been.
Put in your time, work the same as you did before cheerfully, and don't let it worry you. You're just passing time for 2 weeks, so don't get passionate about anything.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:10
Kilisi
94.3k50216374
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
9
down vote
You already have one foot out the door. Focus on where your career is heading, not where it has been.
Put in your time, work the same as you did before cheerfully, and don't let it worry you. You're just passing time for 2 weeks, so don't get passionate about anything.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:10
Kilisi
94.3k50216374
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
9
down vote
up vote
9
down vote
You already have one foot out the door. Focus on where your career is heading, not where it has been.
Put in your time, work the same as you did before cheerfully, and don't let it worry you. You're just passing time for 2 weeks, so don't get passionate about anything.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:10
Kilisi
94.3k50216374
You already have one foot out the door. Focus on where your career is heading, not where it has been.
Put in your time, work the same as you did before cheerfully, and don't let it worry you. You're just passing time for 2 weeks, so don't get passionate about anything.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:10
Kilisi
94.3k50216374
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:10
Kilisi
94.3k50216374
answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:10
Kilisi
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answered Aug 22 '16 at 11:10
Kilisi
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94.3k50216374
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suggest improvements |Â
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In your last two weeks you should work slow and steady and very careful, because if you make any mistakes, you won't be able to fix them. As a rule, you should never rush before you go on holiday. And after a holiday you come back to sort out any messes you left. When you quit, it's totally unreasonable to ask you to do a rush job.
answered Aug 23 '16 at 8:07
gnasher729
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suggest improvements |Â
up vote
2
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In your last two weeks you should work slow and steady and very careful, because if you make any mistakes, you won't be able to fix them. As a rule, you should never rush before you go on holiday. And after a holiday you come back to sort out any messes you left. When you quit, it's totally unreasonable to ask you to do a rush job.
answered Aug 23 '16 at 8:07
gnasher729
70.3k31131219
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
In your last two weeks you should work slow and steady and very careful, because if you make any mistakes, you won't be able to fix them. As a rule, you should never rush before you go on holiday. And after a holiday you come back to sort out any messes you left. When you quit, it's totally unreasonable to ask you to do a rush job.
answered Aug 23 '16 at 8:07
gnasher729
70.3k31131219
In your last two weeks you should work slow and steady and very careful, because if you make any mistakes, you won't be able to fix them. As a rule, you should never rush before you go on holiday. And after a holiday you come back to sort out any messes you left. When you quit, it's totally unreasonable to ask you to do a rush job.
answered Aug 23 '16 at 8:07
gnasher729
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answered Aug 23 '16 at 8:07
gnasher729
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answered Aug 23 '16 at 8:07
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This is literally the opposite of everyone I know who has given a two weeks notice before. Very strange. Perhaps they're panicking and trying to get as much work out of you as possible? In my experience I've just seen people freak out about IP and immediately cut the person leaving out of everything that they can. I would just let your team know that you'll do the best you can but you can't be expected to become totally overloaded in this fashion. In all honesty, they should probably just be thankful that you haven't fully checked out yet.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 19:24
Tam Hartman
48228
Interesting point about IP :)
– somedisplayname
Sep 2 '16 at 15:29
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This is literally the opposite of everyone I know who has given a two weeks notice before. Very strange. Perhaps they're panicking and trying to get as much work out of you as possible? In my experience I've just seen people freak out about IP and immediately cut the person leaving out of everything that they can. I would just let your team know that you'll do the best you can but you can't be expected to become totally overloaded in this fashion. In all honesty, they should probably just be thankful that you haven't fully checked out yet.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 19:24
Tam Hartman
48228
Interesting point about IP :)
– somedisplayname
Sep 2 '16 at 15:29
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
This is literally the opposite of everyone I know who has given a two weeks notice before. Very strange. Perhaps they're panicking and trying to get as much work out of you as possible? In my experience I've just seen people freak out about IP and immediately cut the person leaving out of everything that they can. I would just let your team know that you'll do the best you can but you can't be expected to become totally overloaded in this fashion. In all honesty, they should probably just be thankful that you haven't fully checked out yet.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 19:24
Tam Hartman
48228
This is literally the opposite of everyone I know who has given a two weeks notice before. Very strange. Perhaps they're panicking and trying to get as much work out of you as possible? In my experience I've just seen people freak out about IP and immediately cut the person leaving out of everything that they can. I would just let your team know that you'll do the best you can but you can't be expected to become totally overloaded in this fashion. In all honesty, they should probably just be thankful that you haven't fully checked out yet.
answered Aug 22 '16 at 19:24
Tam Hartman
48228
answered Aug 22 '16 at 19:24
Tam Hartman
48228
answered Aug 22 '16 at 19:24
Tam Hartman
48228
answered Aug 22 '16 at 19:24
Tam Hartman
48228
48228
Interesting point about IP :)
– somedisplayname
Sep 2 '16 at 15:29
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Interesting point about IP :)
– somedisplayname
Sep 2 '16 at 15:29
Interesting point about IP :)
– somedisplayname
Sep 2 '16 at 15:29
Interesting point about IP :)
– somedisplayname
Sep 2 '16 at 15:29
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Tell the bosses that you won't be able to get all this done in 2 weeks, and how much you will be able to get done and ask them to prioritise the tasks. They might not be taking you seriously now (had a boss myself like that before, who would also answer to questions about the highest priority, "All of them!"), but in two weeks they will have to, so it would be better that the higher priority tasks are done. If they won't prioritise then it's not your fault.
I know you don't want to burn any bridges, but you need to balance that desire against your own sanity & dignity. If, as you say, the work has grown exponentially from an already heavy load (like doubled or more?), then there is no way you can get it done.
The two weeks will come and go and at the end of it you will be leaving. If you can get done in the time what a reasonable hard-worker could get done then they can't have any complaint, and if they still do complain then well they are being unreasonable and there's nothing you can do about it (it is they who are burning the bridges). You did all you could.
answered Aug 23 '16 at 7:36
colmde
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Tell the bosses that you won't be able to get all this done in 2 weeks, and how much you will be able to get done and ask them to prioritise the tasks. They might not be taking you seriously now (had a boss myself like that before, who would also answer to questions about the highest priority, "All of them!"), but in two weeks they will have to, so it would be better that the higher priority tasks are done. If they won't prioritise then it's not your fault.
I know you don't want to burn any bridges, but you need to balance that desire against your own sanity & dignity. If, as you say, the work has grown exponentially from an already heavy load (like doubled or more?), then there is no way you can get it done.
The two weeks will come and go and at the end of it you will be leaving. If you can get done in the time what a reasonable hard-worker could get done then they can't have any complaint, and if they still do complain then well they are being unreasonable and there's nothing you can do about it (it is they who are burning the bridges). You did all you could.
answered Aug 23 '16 at 7:36
colmde
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up vote
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up vote
1
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Tell the bosses that you won't be able to get all this done in 2 weeks, and how much you will be able to get done and ask them to prioritise the tasks. They might not be taking you seriously now (had a boss myself like that before, who would also answer to questions about the highest priority, "All of them!"), but in two weeks they will have to, so it would be better that the higher priority tasks are done. If they won't prioritise then it's not your fault.
I know you don't want to burn any bridges, but you need to balance that desire against your own sanity & dignity. If, as you say, the work has grown exponentially from an already heavy load (like doubled or more?), then there is no way you can get it done.
The two weeks will come and go and at the end of it you will be leaving. If you can get done in the time what a reasonable hard-worker could get done then they can't have any complaint, and if they still do complain then well they are being unreasonable and there's nothing you can do about it (it is they who are burning the bridges). You did all you could.
answered Aug 23 '16 at 7:36
colmde
4,078921
Tell the bosses that you won't be able to get all this done in 2 weeks, and how much you will be able to get done and ask them to prioritise the tasks. They might not be taking you seriously now (had a boss myself like that before, who would also answer to questions about the highest priority, "All of them!"), but in two weeks they will have to, so it would be better that the higher priority tasks are done. If they won't prioritise then it's not your fault.
I know you don't want to burn any bridges, but you need to balance that desire against your own sanity & dignity. If, as you say, the work has grown exponentially from an already heavy load (like doubled or more?), then there is no way you can get it done.
The two weeks will come and go and at the end of it you will be leaving. If you can get done in the time what a reasonable hard-worker could get done then they can't have any complaint, and if they still do complain then well they are being unreasonable and there's nothing you can do about it (it is they who are burning the bridges). You did all you could.
answered Aug 23 '16 at 7:36
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Has your work changed? (IE; are you doing hand-over of your old responsibilities?) Or do you feel they are just milking you for your last days of productivity?
– Erik
Aug 22 '16 at 10:31
A small amount of my workload has become hand-overs, but the rest of the work has stayed the same, only the volume has increased.
– somedisplayname
Aug 22 '16 at 10:34
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What are they going to do fire you? Put in your normal hours and do what you can.
– paparazzo
Aug 22 '16 at 10:47
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Just do as much as you can within your contracted hours. Trying to rush things only leads to more mistakes anyway.
– Matt Wilko
Aug 22 '16 at 10:51
If tasks come from more than one person, they individually might not realize your workload is increasing so much; could you give time estimates to the tasks they've assigned you and point out in writing that they've allocated (much) more than 2-weeks work?
– TessellatingHeckler
Aug 23 '16 at 1:15