I don’t get why we’re still pretending that working nonstop is something to admire. If you’re not available 24/7, you’re treated like you’re not committed enough. The whole culture rewards people who have nothing outside of work, and it’s just not sustainable. At some point, you have to wonder, who actually benefits from this?
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I have heard on more than one occasion - my VP say " you or she (referring to the underlings) - are salary - they need to work until the work is done - Directors say nothing - no support - years ago they made all of us hourly and believe me - no overtime was allowed, that didn't last long - but if you are salaried they think you are servants.
Learn to set work boundaries. A lot of us a salary and there are times when you may need to put in some extra hours to hit a deadline. Don’t start doing this everyday. I see so many people on this site say how many hours they work but often question if they really need to do that or they just didn’t set boundaries in the beginning. Yes it’s hard to set them after you let you manager get away with it, but people have to take some responsibility for what they let managers get away with.
https://neurosciencenews.com/overwork-brain-emotion-28917/
Summary: Preliminary research suggests that working more than 52 hours per week may physically alter brain regions involved in emotional regulation, memory, and decision-making. MRI scans from healthcare workers revealed increased grey matter volume in key areas like the middle and superior frontal gyri and the insula.
These changes may represent the brain’s neuroadaptive response to chronic stress, although the long-term impact on cognitive and emotional health is still unclear. The findings underscore the urgent need to treat overwork as a serious occupational health issue (hazard)....
You are part of a system that uses guilt, fear and hope to get what it wants from people. Work the hours you agreed and no more.
It’s sad for people when working like this is the only sense of purpose they have in their lives. Even worse when you see this company going down the sh----r.
The only people who benefit are the people with no lives and Elevance which is why they can riff the way that they have. In my last department there was a chic, divorced no kids who worked 14+ hours a day. She bullied people and over talked and interrupted everyone, thought her ideas were the best, and would drone on about how smart she is. No matter other team members complained, leadership just lets her continue to do it because they don’t care. Elevance can do deep riffs because people like this will continue to pick up the slack. People who had family emergencies or kids to deal with get riffed because leadership compares everything to this one person. I can tell they don’t like her but everyone just gets too exhausted to deal with her. She also lies, backstabs, name drops and gaslights. I just remind myself I have a life and she doesn’t. I mean working hard doesn’t get you anywhere at Elevance anymore, do my thought is let them do it. I truly don’t get it but I felt that area of the company was “culty”. The proof is anyone new can’t make it more than 2 years. All the rest have been there 8+ years but I realize they will hit the ceiling quick and have no where else to go. I’m glad I got out when I did and changed my attitude about work.
Couldn't agree more. Previous leader thought I wasn't busy enough because my hair wasnt falling out.