This is the hidden cost of being a ‘good’ worker

Has an event outside of work ever made you stop and realize that work has taken over more of your life than you realized? These events are called crossover jolts. They often sneak up on us after we’ve been in a job for a while. When we begin a new role, we start by mastering the tasks in our job description. But then we start taking on more responsibilities.  There’s a name for this phenomenon—job creep. Tasks that were once above and beyond our job duties slowly become the norm. Imagine working toward the deadline on a big project. During the final week, we respond to emails at night after the kids have gone to bed (even though we promised ourselves we would never be a person who does that).  In doing so, we’ve sent a signal to our coworkers that we’ll respond at night. So even after the big project is done, we feel the need to occasionally check our email before bed and respond. Without realizin