When is it considered overtime
Working Overtime? Overtime Productivity Tips - How to Know When Enough's Enough
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working overtime is a topic that nearly
every working adult has come in contact
with while simultaneously being a topic
that doesn't often get discussed this
has led to a slightly taboo perception
about talking about overtime be it with
colleagues or with management and often
there is a lack of policy to govern this
gray area in this video we'll discuss
tips on understanding when to work
overtime how to make the most of it as
well as when to call it quits tip number
one don't overdo it
while working overtime now and then
maybe considered oil to the job and
hard-working you don't want to make it a
habit though this does vary from culture
to culture think Japanese culture where
its proper to arrive before and leave
after your boss consistently working
more than eight hours can lead to a
perception that you aren't able to cope
with the amount of tasks at hands it can
bring into question your professional
competence as well as can perpetuates
the perception that you have a subpar
time management skill on the other hand
working overtime every once in a while
help the team meet a big deadline or to
cope with a periodically heavier
workload can be considered being a team
player
careful not to do too much a study we
conducted internally at that time
analyzing over 65,000 employees found
that for each hour of overtime worked
led to a 19 percent decrease in
productivity so for the sake of getting
things done just be honest with yourself
and go home the rest will do you good
more than unpredictably trying to
squeeze out some more work the general
rule of thumb here is work overtime for
specific and limited cases but avoid
making it a regular aspect of your
workday tip number two make sure you're
acknowledged you can only read the
aforementioned benefits of working
overtime if someone notices the extra
work you're putting in otherwise you're
just burning the midnight oil for the
benefit and often the detriment of
yourself and while that may sometimes be
necessary to get the maximum benefit as
well as in some countries the legal
overtime pay
it's important for this time to be
logged in fact since 2007 the amount of
work our lawsuits has increased by four
hundred and fifty percent logging your
overtime is crucial when in the court of
law or you need to prove your time put
in that can be done in a variety of ways
sending out a timestamp email or slack
message uploading your finished work to
your time-stamped project management
tool that your company uses or
alternatively this can all be skipped if
your company uses time tracking software
that logs time automatically and
prepares reports for managers it would
also eliminate the need for any disputes
about working hours which is a benefit
both to you and to your company tip
number three get work done if you do
choose to work overtime make sure that
you're actually getting work done rather
than idly passing time not only can this
end up fighting you back but it's also a
terrible way to live you lose time you
could be spending pursuing fulfilling
activities and you don't even get the
fulfillment of having produced something
of value stay in the office if it's to
finish a task that needs to be done
another reason for staying late could be
that you feel more productive during
afternoons for example rather than in
the mornings one study of British
University students found that
approximately forty percent of the
population are more productive at night
if this is the case for you then rather
than staying at work over hours and make
use of your productive time it might be
worth talking to your manager about
shifting your work hours to fall into
your productive time slots you would be
surprised at how open they might be to
accommodating your needs in the name of
company productivity that might mean
shifting from a nine-to-five workday to
an 11:00 to 7:00 work day it doesn't
have to be drastic but this could have a
significant impact on your well-being
and work-related output studies have
shown that employees at their peak
productivity naturally feel happier more
creative and excited to complete their
tasks give this video a like if you
found these three tips useful if you
have any other suggestions for working
overtime
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