How can you say "no" when offered additional projects by your boss when you are already maxed out?
2007-08-19 06:42:39 · 6 answers · asked by answers.nobosh.com 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Tell him you are already maxes out, "please, can you assign them to me when I have finished these other ones" or something like that
2007-08-19 06:50:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't "tell" your boss. "Ask" your boss...
Something along the lines of, "I seem to have so many projects on my plate right now. Can we please sit down and come up with a schedule/list of what's the most important and should be done first?" Be prepared for the meeting with a list and how you think the priority should be stacked. Get your boss' input, which may include names of people who can help you or his taking assignments off your plate. Email him the final list with projected completion dates, and then start working the list.
Nobody wants an employee who says she can't. Everyone wants an employee who is organized and has the foresight to give a heads up very early on when she thinks a project will not be able to be done on time.
2007-08-19 14:13:35 · answer #2 · answered by CJKatl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends, do you work for a corporation or a small business?
If you are part of corporate America you are almost required to take on additional projects..its all about getting the job done.
If you work for a small business just explain to them you are very stretched right now and would like to take on the additional projects as your pile shrinks.
2007-08-19 14:01:11 · answer #3 · answered by MakeThingsRight 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell your boss everything you have to do and how you have prioritized it. Ask him if he needs you to continue what you are doing or if the new project is more important. In that way you are showing him why you may not be able to do the new project and giving him the opportunity to decide what is the most important thing to have done.
2007-08-19 13:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by butter1944fly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not politic to refuse directly.
It does sound responsible to cite scheduling difficulty.
"Whats the priority? Shall I delay projects X & Y in
favor of this new project Z?"
2007-08-19 14:00:37 · answer #5 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my boss starts "piling on" (usually so he can go golf), I show him my schedule of projects and ask him which ones he wants me to drop so I can make time to do his work.
2007-08-19 14:26:15 · answer #6 · answered by steve.57343 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋