From the course: Bad Boss: Dealing with a Difficult Manager

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They always want me to stay late

They always want me to stay late

From the course: Bad Boss: Dealing with a Difficult Manager

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They always want me to stay late

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- The next boss problem is quite a common one, I think, which is when they put pressure on you to work really long hours. And you've probably got a personal life. I mean you don't have to spend all the time at work. Bosses think if they can get you to work longer hours, they'll get more out of you, which of course, is probably not true. Sure, you can stay on late once and do some extra work. But if you regularly work longer hours, it's been shown, there's been lots of research into this, that people don't produce any more if they regularly work long hours. All they do is pace themselves. They go a little bit more slowly, because they know they've got a longer day. So it is stupid for bosses to put pressure on us to work longer hours, but nevertheless, that's what they do. So what can be done? Well, three thoughts really. First of all, find out from your coworkers how they handle it. What do they do when the boss puts pressure on them? Particularly the ones who are really good at…

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