Managers here like to keep piling work on the donkey's back and wait for it to kick. If the kick never happens, they just keep adding. In the few cases when the donkey does kick, they pet it on the back, tell him/her what a great job he/she is doing and keep the work at that level. Either way, they are getting more out of employees than they're paying for because too few people want to rock the boat. This is a simple fact.
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@smh+1hFajqza
I agree. The only thing I would do it let my manager know ahead of time that I am not going to meet the deadline for all the projects. Then ask them to pick which one or two should be the priority.
They they can't claim surprise and say that I wasn't keeping them informed. CYA...
I’ve told co-workers that there’s no penalty for failure. If the boss piles on five things due at the same time and you deliver only 2 or 3 then what can he or she do about it? “We are understaffed” is a good answer. I doubt they’ll get rid of you but if he or she does is that so bad? Never worry about a bad review.