I’d tell someone that NO ONE gives 100%. A running coach told me once a runner gave 100% if they collapsed at the finish line and needed to be carried to a hospital! “Anything less, and it wasn’t 100%!”
So a boss who says 110% is the minimum is a boss who is just blowing smoke up your butt, OR someone with low standards!
I work in the tax department at a real estate company. To say we are always busy is an understatement. My boss is great, but it's tiresome when he states publicly the hours he works.
I learned my lesson last year: I was assigned a project that required 55-60+ hour weeks for several months. I know what it means to be an "exempt employee", but my definition of exempt does not include 50+ hours a month of unpaid overtime.
So far this tax season, I'm averaging 50 hours a week. We've added two more accountants to the team, one of whom asked me, "I thought we were getting raises at the end of March." So it's not just me. It wouldn't surprise me if he's looking for a new job. He's a single dad in his 30s and doing a great job.
I'm realistic about the situation. I like where I work, and the people I work with. I'm not going anywhere, as I turn 70 in 3 weeks. I'll just be very selective about anything more than 50 hours a week.
Apologies for the yawner of a post.
It is common rhetoric..
But the two men weren’t on about that. One felt that half assed was ok fine.