It seems a lot of people I speak with are doing more and more and more at their organizations – whether because ‘it’s hard to find people these days’ or ‘we’re not filling positions when someone leaves.’ One of my clients told me last week: “If you do a good job here at your job, you get someone else’s job to do.”
At some places, this approach could be a signal to lay low, do just enough to get by and let others pick up the extra slack. Elsewhere, it could be an opportunity to take on new challenges, display previously unknown skills, or set yourself up for a promotion.
Doing the work of three people isn’t sustainable forever – and no one wants to be taken advantage of; however, in the short-term, it might be worth the extra hours and energy drain.
