Labor market: *realizing that their labor is underpaid*
VCs: Forget about that nonsense and do work for free instead, your boss will definitely appreciate it honest
VCs: Forget about that nonsense and do work for free instead, your boss will definitely appreciate it honest
You know what happens when you work weekends?
Everyone knows that you're the sap who will work weekends. That's it. You don't get ahead by doing more of the same work. You get ahead by making your impacts more visible, and good luck doing that when everyone's living their lives.
Everyone knows that you're the sap who will work weekends. That's it. You don't get ahead by doing more of the same work. You get ahead by making your impacts more visible, and good luck doing that when everyone's living their lives.
Instead of spending more time working, spend more time looking at why you need to work those extra hours, and attack the root cause. You'll cut the chaff and spend 40 hours a week on high-impact work, instead of 56 hours on nonsense other people have saddled you with.
Committing to work weekends to make a lousy manager's overloaded feature roadmap a reality will just get you an even more bloated roadmap next time. What exactly do you think you're getting out of it?
Getting taken advantage of because you refuse to set boundaries isn't a career life hack.
You want to use your weekend to build your career? Work on a side project, learn a skill, network, write some blog posts, become a person with an opinion. Invest in your own voice and value, not the bottom line of your employer.
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