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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again.  I completely agree with all of these pitfalls (not being efficient and socializing) and those aren't the case with me.  I have had numerous conversations with my boss about how he wants me to prioritize my work when I have too much to do.  I wish we could give more work to Marty, but Marty doesn't know how to do the stuff they're giving me... so I am working on training Marty on top of everything else.

Maybe the crux of the problem is being the only one who CAN do certain things.  Most of the team just doesn't have the particular skill set needed, but there is one person (Marty!) who can be trained to take some of the stuff and help me when I need it.   I think it will get better when Marty gets up to speed.  That, and them giving me more money would make a big difference. [/quote]

I am you on the private side- the way out of it is to schedule weekly meetings with you boss on priorities and dates.  Then you push back if it clearly cannot be done (especially in cases where you depend on other input/customers to complete a project).  So you help set expectations versus your killing yourself to meet deadlines no one else in your department has.[/quote]

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