You don’t have to stay later than your boss to prove you are working hard
Julie Hochheiser Ilkovich, Vice President of Student Affairs for New York Women in Communication, regularly gives career advice to young professionals and students. She told Bustle that you don’t always have to stay later than your boss. “It’s possible that your boss will work very late. That might be because of the nature of their job or even a personal preference. Many job newbies feel that in order to be seen as successful, they need to stay later then their boss but often end up just sitting there doing nothing. Make sure to have an open conversation with your manager from the beginning and discuss things like this. If the expectation IS that you need to stay until they leave, but you find that it doesn’t make sense based on your job, definitely revisit the conversation after a month or so. You deserve to have a life outside of work, and you need to manage it by voicing your (appropriate) needs.”
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