They'll keep increasing your workload incrementally until you finally push back, then act shocked when you reach your breaking point. What's especially galling is the performative appreciation, the "you're doing amazing work" emails that always come right after dumping another major project on your plate. I've learned to recognize the signs now, when they start emphasizing how "we're all a family," that's corporate speak for "we're about to ask for unreasonable sacrifices." The smart employees set boundaries early and the ones who don't end up burned out.
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