How the F do I deal with overworkers?
They have no life They have nowhere to go They have no one to be with They have no passions outside work either And they make your life hell as they become the baseline for comparison for all sorts of management from appraisal to work distribution. Feel free to disagree with me, but I’m genuinely pissed today. How do you deal with them? I have a decent life outside work but lose most of it while trying to catchup to such people so that I don’t get fired. Sorry for the title.
I'm also like this brother. But why I work like this?
I come from a small village in India . Haven't got proper education or exposure. Not born with silver spoon and this is the only way to feed our family. We too have emotions like you, but sacrificing everything for our future and family. I strongly disagree with @Elon_Musk. Usually, only people who don't work hard do like that.
You can't. These fucks keep working and licking ass like teacher's pets and make life hard for the rest of us.
Not gonna lie. Drained like anything trying to play cat and mouse with work.
Sometimes I feel this overworking and boot licking culture is INDIAN thing.
Most indian startups have the same culture, when these people switch to abroad, they pollute other MNC as well.
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You can't out pace them, instead put them to use 😜,
Praise them make them feel special unload some of your work to them. Enjoy your life more 🙂 👍
@DunderJack Bruhhhh. Enjoy your life... but not by ruining someone else life.
Nope, they are love overworking I am just giving them chance to do what they like 😄
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Umadbro
Stealth
3 months ago
You and Your generation needs to understand tradeoffs.
They are actively sacrificing other things in exchange for a faster promotion. You make a different choice, understand where it will get you. Managers are not folks who would just reward time in office instead of work. If they do, you can always find a place where they value what you value.
We all have our issues.
The real reason I have worked even till 3am and been to the office sharp at 9am the very same day is because I can't handle the silence at home. More so after my mom passed away last year. Tried being serious in relationships a couple of times, but failed to open up. Work is the only way I can keep my head off things. And before you say it, I tried everything...but pills.
Try to gauge why someone's doing something and if they're doing it sincerely or just faking it. Trust me, as someone who spends way longer observing people than I should, it helps you read between the lines.
We over workers aren't always doing it to impress the seniors. Sometimes it's just clinging to the last straw, the last that we have any control over and the only one we think we know.
MildFame
Stealth
3 months ago
Sorry for about losing your Mum. Keep going friend. You are the best! God bless you with all happiness and good health.
I am in the same boat and overwork is helping me to forget my old and terrible memories.
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This is how I piss the overworkers.
I do jogging in the morning , walking in the evening. Meditation. Take care of my health. Leave office on time.
They gets pissed when they came to know about my good health and after work enjoyment.
Kamlesh
Stealth
3 months ago
Not all of them do it intentionally, that's just how they are and can't help it.
It does make things difficult for others, yes. I wish I knew how to deal with them. But i don't have any solution.
Wait till one of them becomes your manager. Real hell starts then.
short answer- Leave the toxic workplace.
You can’t , define what matters in your life and be at peace at what cost and run your own race . Don’t worry who reaches where as long as you reach your destination
Have been on both sides in my career. They may be doing it to get the top rating and faster promotion or themselves being toppers in school want to keep it that way. You can always chose to get a median rating and live your life.
Seriously? You feel the need to "deal" with them?
You know nothing about their life and you gotta "deal" with them? 😂😂
I know the right word as a reply " YOU CAN'T "!!
Just move on... They don't have passions outside work because work is their passion.
And please don't try to be mean to them... They are hard working people...
And they do have a life... It's just their definition of life is different from yours.
They don't have anyone to be with because the other can't cope with them... Most of them feel jealous or start competing with them... Which they don't like... They do need a friend... But these days people make friendship for selfish motives... They would rather sit alone than people spitting irrelevant things into their ears...
Yes, I agree that people might start comparing you with them... But.. you see that's how life is...
Life isn't fair.. it wasn't for them too...
So stop crying and move towards your goal... Whatever you have buddy!
There is nothing wrong if someone is putting extra efforts in their work. May be they are enjoying the work and it really doesn't mean they don't have life outside work(some people don't show off personal life and enjoy it quietly)
The problem with overworkers is they have nobody / nothing in life. People do not want them. Out of frustration, they find work as coping mechanism. Why dont you give a small hand of friendship to ur overworker colleagues so that they have a person to share things with !!! 😃
I've worked my ass off for about 3-4 months with each job but after that, I dictate my terms and have always been a baseline of performance for the rest of the teams. Not that I'm boasting but you can be a high performer when you're on top of things better than people who work for long hours. Just my take. Happy to hear what others have to say
HeavenlyOutput
Stealth
3 months ago
Me myself is an overworker. Please don't take it as a flex !
But in my initial days no old colleague approached me for convo and my own approach was just oe sided always. Due to the language barrier or WHT? Or never worked, so then I started to get more indulge in work to keep my mind positive. They used to go out for clubs, sports activities and hiking. But I can't! I know that even though I can afford it all , I need to save for my family. If my performance is set as a benchmark I don't think it's my fault. It's the management! They should understand the unique capacity each one has.
El_banana
Stealth
3 months ago
Plant a seed in them everyday.
Tell them damn “you work so hard, you should start a company”. Build a kind off a hatred in them for their manager the director or the CEO who is making the real money and no matter how hard they work here they can never get there. Give me examples of escaping the matrix and how that’s where the real game is.
“No one will ever know that because of you this company thrives”
Hit em with more, call the company woke, say shit like I work half as much as you and I make more etc idk
U get the point
Sorry but I don't have a life outside work so might as well do something useful for myself
First of all learn to not be scared of being fired.
Half solutions of problems will come when you know that you can get an offer whenever you want or that you can do something in life.
Do something which gets limelight, improves everybody's work, instead of something which requires slogging.
Although @HangTheDJ you are focusing on sloggers, just check out the huge amount of slackers which also keep on getting praise in the org, just because they do better work.