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Why you can't stop rescuing colleagues at work

I keep agreeing to work overtime and cover for my coworker who leaves early twice a week to pick up her kids even though my own workload is already overwhelming and I stay until eight most nights.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your identity has become so intertwined with being helpful that setting boundaries feels like abandoning who you are.

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