How to tell your boss you have too much work

Published on

In our management sessions, we often explore how to respond to an employee who says they have too much work, and the employer's duty of care in relation to preventing work-related stress.

This article looks at managing a heavy workload from the employee's perspective, and provides some helpful tips and suggestions on what to do if you feel you have too much work.

-Seek advice from your manager or a coworker on ways to decrease the amount of time you spend on certain assignments.-Be upfront about asking if priorities can be shifted or trade-offs can be made.-Show a willingness to pitch in by inquiring if there are small ways you can be helpful to colleagues and projects.

Related Articles

Suicide and the Samaritans

Richard and Mark have both published great articles on suicide prevention today.  I wanted to add a short note - because I have had the privilege this y...

Suicide – it’s a big word. Let’s get comfortable with it.

Every year, thousands of people will end their lives by suicide with many more attempting to end their life in this way. People from all age groups and ...

Depression, inflammation and breaking the blood brain barrier

In most branches of medicine, a clinician who still used the approach and treatment methods from 30 years ago would, at best, be shunned by patients and...

Forbes: Tackling loneliness in remote working

Our expert Amanda Okill tells Forbes what actions organisations and individuals can take.