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Originally posted by paulaKKG
Go to your boss and say:
You've given me some tasks to do (B), which are in addition to the tasks I have already been working on (A). I do not have enough time to do both. (if necessary, have an estimate of how long each of these tasks takes, and any deadlines if applicable).
Which ones should I focus on?
If you boss says something boneheaded like "both" then repeat and rephrase the question: I do not have enough time to do both well; can you recommend a way to do them better/faster or do you have a preference for which one is not given my full priority?
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I agree with what you're saying, but the boss might hear this as "Hi, I'm too much of a slacker/wussy/incompetent ass to do my work wah wah please help." If you want to get out of work, I think you have to be more subtle and find a way to finesse your way out of it -- "Hey, I think Jacknuts over there reading a children's book would provide a great perspective on this bullshit B project -- how about I get him involved?" Then you try to get him to do as much of the work as possible.
Or, just do the work or quit and go live on a commune with the rest of the hippies who don't want to work 90 hours a week. If you're seeing daylight outside the office more than once a week or getting more than four hours of sleep, you have time to get the work done.
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