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Workload & overtime
What does it mean when your boss says "We need to do more with less"?
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Real meaning
The budget got cut, people left, and the targets didn't move.
Subtext
"Less" is the company's decision; "more" is your problem. Efficiency talk is often the second half of a layoff.
BS index — Pure corporate
90%
Suggested reply
Understood on the constraints. Here's my current workload with estimates. Can you help decide what to keep, scale back, or pause?
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