Rant

Anyone else's workload suddenly triple?

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·3d ago·2 comments

Seriously, what is going on at Allstate? Over the past month, my team's project load has gone through the roof, but the headcount seems to have shrunk. We're constantly being told to 'do more with less' and that we're 'critical to the company's success,' but it feels like they're setting us up to fail. I've had to push back on deadlines and explain that it's just not feasible with the current resources. My skip-level tried to brush it off, but I know others are feeling it too. Is this a precursor to something bigger, or are we just in a really rough patch? Feels unsustainable.

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·3d ago

Yeah, I'm feeling this too. It's like they hired a bunch of new execs and suddenly everyone else has to pick up the slack. The 'do more with less' mantra is getting old, and it's definitely impacting morale. Had to explain to my manager last week that we simply can't absorb another big project without dropping something else, and even then, it would be a struggle. Feels like a unsustainable pace. Hope it's a temporary crunch, but doesn't feel like it.

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·3d ago

I hear you. While I can't speak to *your* specific team, it's definitely a common theme across departments lately. There's a lot of restructuring happening behind the scenes, and it often trickles down as increased pressure on existing teams. My advice? Document *everything*. Every request, every missed deadline, every instance where you've clearly communicated resource limitations. This protects you and provides data if things go south. Don't be afraid to push back professionally with data-backed reasons why a request isn't feasible right now.