{"product_id":"workplace-boundaries-for-people-who-d-pressed-9798278800606","title":"Workplace Boundaries for People Who Are Always Available: Why being helpful became more than a full-time job","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorkplace Boundaries for People Who Are Always Available\u003c\/b\u003e is a quiet, relatable guide for professionals who never meant to take on so much, but somehow became the default solution for everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for the people who say yes without thinking, reply after hours, pick up the slack, and feel guilty when they don't. The ones praised for being reliable, flexible, and easy to work with, right up until it becomes exhausting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough sharp observation and dry realism, this book explores how small favours turn into expectations, how competence attracts chaos, and why boundaries are encouraged in theory but resisted the moment you try to set them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll recognise: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow being helpful quietly becomes unpaid responsibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy after-hours messages feel optional, but never are\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe guilt loop that makes saying no feel worse than burnout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe myth of being indispensable and why it traps you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to decline work calmly without being labelled \"difficult\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy leaving on time feels radical, and why it shouldn't\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about confrontation, career climbing, or winning workplace power games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's about understanding how expectations form, how they stick, and how to step out of them quietly, without drama, speeches, or burning bridges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for capable professionals who care about their work but are tired of carrying more than their share, this book offers practical insight into setting limits, redirecting responsibility, and reclaiming time without needing permission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo ultimatums. No rebellion. Just a clearer, calmer way to work without being consumed by it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. Pressed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798278800606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"D. Pressed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171230720255,"sku":"9798278800606","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/workplace-boundaries-for-people-who-d-pressed-9798278800606","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}