Oct. 31st, 2006

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You know you have too many job duties when:

* You can no longer make it to meetings on time, even though it is a priority for you.
* You can't help co-workers when they are busy or out.
* You think to yourself, "I'll do it after 5:00," "I'll do it before 8:00," and/or "I'll do it on the weekend."
* You build up comp time but can never use it.

Fortunately for me, I am not learning those things the hard way. I do add job duties as I stay in jobs, but I don't add them at such a rate that I can't keep up (generally). It's only as I get more efficient that I find more things to do.

Of course if there is a hiring freeze or other similar change in your workplace organization, you can find yourself in this situation through no fault of your own. And if this is a permanent change rather than a temporary one, what do you do?

I often get the impression that virtually all people working in private industry always have too many job duties. Also, I know teachers do, as well as nurses (at least the ones who work days). It's one thing if it's cyclical (wait staff), and quite another if it's continuous.

Maybe I should quit whining about my job. (While continuing to job hunt, of course.)

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