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[quote=Anonymous]No. You should start cutting back and drawing boundaries, saying you're not available for overtime. But don't mention the word burnout and don't mention cutting your hours at the same time as the performance review.

Do it a week or two later if you feel you need to give them a heads up: "I wanted to let you know I won't be able to take as much overtime starting in April because of some other commitments I have coming up. I see the priorities to get done in my core hours as X, Y, and Z. A and B may need to be delayed or another plan come up with to get them done. Do you agree with those being the priority?"

Your other commitment is health, but there is very little upside to mentioning burnout unless you have a super empathetic boss or an HR team who is working on a burnout reduction plan (if you've had a lot of turnover due to burnout). I have seen this be held against people so many times, especially by workaholic bosses.

If they press on what the other commitment is, I'd have no issues saying "There are some things I need to address with my health. I'm making sure those fall outside of core working hours, but I won't be able to take on many extra hours." [/quote]

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