Focus
Workload Boundary Conversation
A data-backed talk with your manager to reset scope and deadlines before burnout—not a confession of weakness.
A workload boundary conversation is a structured talk with your manager about sustainable scope—what drops, what shifts, and what deadlines move when capacity is full. Bring data: overtime hours, missed recovery, declining output quality.
Frame as risk to deliverables, not personal weakness. HR or EAP can coach the script.
Common questions
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What if my manager says there is no capacity to cut work?
Escalate with trade-off lists—which projects slip—and involve HR or skip-level sponsors; chronic 'no cuts' is a burnout risk the org owns.
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