Working Hard is Ruining Your Career 🛑

If you work hard, you'll succeed right? This is the message that you were told over and over growing up - but it's the reason you are stuck in a toxic work environment, experiencing career stagnation, and at risk of career burnout. Hard work doesn't usually mean work, it means hours. In this video we explore this facet of toxic work culture, and most importantly discuss what you should be doing instead.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:38 Why we think hard work is the answer
1:17 What does working hard mean?
3:32 Productivity is hurt by hard work
4:38 Presenteeism
5:47 Overachieving on the WRONG things
7:41 Learn from lazy coworker (but don't be lazy!)
9:24 What to do instead of working hard

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[JenniferBrick]

What do you think of when you think of hard work?

[cristinat.]

If there is one thing I learned in 7 years of content marketing is that working hard only rewards you with MORE work, higher expectations and no recognition, therefore it's not worth it. Do the bare minimum and you'll do fine, prioritise yourself and your health first. Companies would replace us in 3 seconds if we were too burned out to keep going - we don't owe them any loyalty.

[whenthesunlightdies]

I just recently resigned from a job because I overworked and lost all control over my boundaries. I was the 'go to' reliable nice person who was willing to help everyone. I paid dearly with my mental health. I hope to make a big change in my next job and not work so hard.

[yukio_saito]

Employers don't care of your work-life boundaries. So the harder you work, the more you are exploited.

[phantomvox]

My wife lost a family member who was a high executive of a big pharmaceutical company. He died of a heart attack in his office due to stress. He was 45 years old and was considering leaving the job. His boss died a year before in the same office, guess what a heart attack due to stress. Nothing is more valuable than your life.

[jamescrosby]

I have been overlooked six times for promotion while working hard putting in long hours and bending over backwards to be as productive as possible. I have decided that dying of a heart attack is not how i want to make an impact at my job.

So i have decided to cut out all the overtime and favours i do and just enjoy the chaos it creates for everyone else.

[TheSister]

Working hard= workaholic=burn out. Been there done it and my manager blamed me for it "you didn't set your boundaries right". It will never be good enough people, take good care of yourself.

[MoneyandLifeTV]

In my 12 years of employment as a CPA hard work usually means more work. The employees who your boss favors (The buddy system) get to go out to lunch and have fun (and get promoted) while you sit back and do more work. I've observed this dynamic at 3 different accounting firms. My wife also observed similar behavior at a large winery. Hard work doesn't always pay off. Hard work is only "hard" on you and usually doesn't pay off unless you own the business.

[princessmarlena]

As the old saying goes, “If hard work paid off, the horses and donkeys would be rich.” However, if you are self employed it could pay off, but generally working smarter beats working harder. I only give my all for my stage performances.

[vikki]

Use to be guilty of this until someone who retired from HR after 40 years said to me that; the "performance records" were used to see who the department the company can get the most out off for less to benefit the company. He said if you do more then you should and do things outside your contract just once, it creates an expectation and as soon as you miss one inch, management will come done on you like a ton of bricks because they want you to retain that work standard regardless of the lazy workers or your contract. Because you make up for the lazy ones!

So I stopped being stupidly early for work, only worked my hours regardless of company needs and only do the bare minimum I am required to do. I no longer try to prove myself anymore and act a little like one of the lazy workers. Because the lazy ones are, funnily enough, more thought off! Heaven forbid you upset one of the lazy workers! They always get away with murder in the work place.

So now, I put me first. If I am not getting what I need to get the job done, I act like the lazy workers and sit there until my manager does their job by ensuring I have the necessary resources to do my job effectively, if not, I put my foot down. Now I being treated with the respect and thoughtfulness I always wanted :)

[svarthelikoptern]

Problem with working too much is. The more you work, the more mistakes you make. The more mistakes you make, the more reasons the boss has to keep you working for the money you're earning now. He/She knows how MUCH you work and will keep you there without a raise because you're a worker bee. Congrats!

[Strider]

I think the harder you work, the less you get paid. It's evident everywhere you look, low paid jobs are the most taxing, so why do we still think that hard work = success?

[ChristopherHudetz]

I have been in the workforce for over 40 years, only been promoted twice.
My motto is: Work Smarter, not harder! No job is worth getting hurt over!

[fawn]

One good thing i leaned from my toxic boss is don't work hard. Just do the bare minimum and set very firm boundaries. Threw loyalty out the door. My boss and my co-workers are not my friends and will never be after my interest. Learned to love and value myself. Learned to cut losses after decades of working hard.

[jackskellington]

Working hard has indeed ruined my life, career path, and robbed me of years of mental health and youth.

[wendynoble]

I leave on time, take time off, I get my work done, I volunteer for additional projects only occasionally. I hit my targets. It's enoug for me and my boss seems happy with me.

[yackawaytube]

This is absolutely true. If you overwork and outperform, you will just be rewarded with more work and may even get new managers to help to manage you.

[bingethinker]

I don't think administration cares about productivity...just micromanaging.

[dakz]

Even though I'm young (I'm 29), I try not to overwork. I work as much as I can, but if I reach my breaking point, I stop. When I was a new nurse, it was so hard for me to say no. Over the years, I learned to say no to my supervisors and my boss. If I'm not feeling good, I call off because I can barely function. I try to work if I can, but if I'm really sick, I tell them that I can't come to work.

[GiGiChosen]

This video is right on time. Thanks Jennifer. We need to stop glorifying overwork! These jobs will post your job before your obituary is posted. Please. I just told my job that I had to implement work-life balance and desired to work no more than a 40 hour standard week. Of course, they wanted me to work a lot more. Nope. It’s been said that working 10 hours per week increases your chance for heart ❤️ attack. I can’t do it anymore! You will have to rely on the slackers and those that have done enough to get by!