I work in banks for over 6 years now. I see that many people working overtime and leave work real late. Some may have real work to do. Some may just want to stick around until their bosses leave. Both ways, I think that working overtime doesn’t bring you anywhere.
Perception on working late
Some people may believe that working late can lead to a good impression to their superiors. I don’t buy that and in your bosses’ eyes, constantly working late just mean that you could be a “work slave”, nothing more.
Vicious cycle
If you show your boss that you can endure extremely long and unreasonable working hours, your workload is just going to be more and more because they think you will take care of it by sacrificing your personal life.
Effectiveness
If you let yourself to work late so consistently, your mind and your body would be automatically adapted to it and spread the workload through the long working hour. Trust me, set a timeline for yourself and target to leave work on time. You would still be able to finish your assignments without working late.
Work life balance
Work is not the only thing you have in life. Your family, your friends, your husband and wife and anything else are also as important.
These are genuine advice that I believe everyone should consider. Life is short and you sure don’t want to spend the majority of your time on work. Use your time wise, spend more time with the ones you treasure and get a life. I am sure you won’t regret it.
