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How to quietly reduce my work ethic and rate to keep ticking over rather than going above and beyond at work.

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Slalomsfathoms · 15/09/2026 22:53

I have had enough of doing the lions share of work. Although I have to produce work at a certain rate, I want to work smarter with no *ucks to give. Wisemumsnetters please part with any useful advice

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MJagain · 19/09/2026 17:38

Slalomsfathoms · 16/09/2026 05:25

It’s legal providing information and assessments, customer facing

This is prime for AI efficiency- upskill yourself on Claude & it will take a fraction of the time. Just make sure you spend the time to learn how to set it up properly first. It’s more that just basic prompts

Minasama · 19/09/2026 17:44

I used to work for a French company. In France employees have the legal
rigjt to disconnect. No one ever answered emails during lunchtime, after 6pm or when on annual leave/at weekends.

I now do this and it is surprisingly easy. I have only once had a situation that was so urgent that someone called me.

Just taking charge of the hours when you communicate makes a ton of difference.

MJagain · 19/09/2026 17:45

And I should add, keep the time it saves you for yourself!!
Agree with the suggestion above about reading 4000 weeks - it’s not about more work, faster. Choose different priorities

MJagain · 19/09/2026 17:46

There’s a nugget in that book that stayed with me. Something about “ the hard part is not saying no to things you don’t want to do, it’s saying no to things you do want to do”
Basically we can’t do it all.

Boomer55 · 19/09/2026 17:49

I’d find it difficult just coasting - so if you don't like the job, I’d look for something you would enjoy and that will stimulate you.

QuadrupleH · 20/09/2026 19:30

MJagain · 19/09/2026 17:46

There’s a nugget in that book that stayed with me. Something about “ the hard part is not saying no to things you don’t want to do, it’s saying no to things you do want to do”
Basically we can’t do it all.

Absolutely. I'm in a niche(ish) data role, I could work 25/8 and achieve every random thought from senior people on £70k+ who don't understand processes/communication etc and when I was in my 20's I probably did (one major family event missed to reformat London postcodes that weren't aligning with internal data) . You have to almost learn to read beyond the request and gauge the true relevance of it and prioritise it based on that.

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