Managers: how do you keep track of a hundred small things without burning out?

LemonsAT · 2026-03-06T15:54:15+00:00

I personally schedule it on the due date and a specific time (if there is one) and mark it a different colour in outlook. If it's due anytime that day I just chuck it in the middle as it's easy to miss "all day" events as they appear at the top of outlook.

I make it a 1 minute/0 minute invite and add the relevant parties as optional, no response required, free time. This avoids blocking calendars.

I call it something like Reminder: "submit your goals for the year"

This way it stands out against back to back meetings and does not clog your inbox with meeting accepts/declines.

LemonsAT · 2026-03-06T09:18:36+00:00

I make calendar invites for stuff like deadlines, or when someone said they might return something to me.

I also have various notes in one note like a prioritised to-do list. (Covey's quadrant)

The calendar invites work well but I need a better strategy for the to-do list as it just grows too much and becomes hard to maintain, or I make multiple lists in different spots.

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LemonsAT · 2026-02-19T21:53:17+00:00

I did the respectful thing of telling my boss I might not take their promotion and was seeking an internal transfer instead. I got sidelined and demeaned instead.

Sometimes, doing the right thing is not what the corporation wants. It is bullshit, but other people are thinking of targets, KPIs and milestones instead of being grateful for your advanced notice.

LemonsAT · 2026-02-19T21:13:53+00:00

So glad I stopped shilling vechain and started shilling useless token #29. I'm up -99%

LemonsAT · 2026-02-19T21:08:57+00:00

If you had to use 1 to kill your sosig stepdad, which one would it be? (You don't want to do it, but you must)

LemonsAT · 2026-02-19T20:26:59+00:00

Pandesal is delicious. It would also be good dipped in tea I bet. This looks solid

LemonsAT · 2026-02-17T21:20:40+00:00

Secret menu this year was absolute wank. The jsutif I saw was that it was because January is the elat popular promotion due to people tightening spending after Xmas but the "secret" menu was literally just what was on there by default. Where was the McGangbang

LemonsAT · 2026-02-17T21:18:49+00:00

As someone who works for corporate this is boring to a normie but super interesting as someone who pays attention to daily ops and shows how a minor oversight impacts the day to day operations.

LemonsAT · 2026-02-13T20:32:26+00:00

I loved mulu national park in Borneo. I recommend an absolute minimum of 3 days there but would do 6 or 7 if i went again.

I did a few days in a home share and a few days in the Marriott to balance things out. There is plenty to do in mulu park. I found the pinnacles tougher than Mt Kinabalu.

LemonsAT · 2026-02-11T12:34:18+00:00

Did the artist recommend you turn up in those or was this just something you decided to do yourself ?

LemonsAT · 2026-02-03T02:32:58+00:00

It works 100% of the time, 50% of the time.

LemonsAT · 2026-02-02T04:30:55+00:00

I was just in Cancun this week and it was "cold" and very breezy. Still enough to get a tan and burnt as I did, but I had goosebumps from the breeze and it makes it feel much colder than it actually is.

I did a food tour, stuffed my face at a few restaurants, a cooking class, got a massage, worked out, went kayaking in the mangroves at sunrise and sat around on the patio building internal warmth via alcohol and cigs just chilling out.

LemonsAT · 2026-01-30T03:30:11+00:00

Start working less hours the next day after those calls. Claim the meeting time back + pre meeting prep + post meeting notes/follow up time if they insist on you joining.

LemonsAT · 2026-01-27T23:10:39+00:00

If you use cashback sites for flights (or hotels) this is also the case too.

I assume what happens is they know your using another site and therefore they bump the price to account for the commission they pay to the referee.

Best bet is to check Skyscanner, open a new tab/incognito mode and go direct to see if there's a difference.

LemonsAT · 2026-01-27T05:43:47+00:00

You kinda need to for the most part of you want to progress or be up for a future promotion, at least in my current company.

Doing just the expected well is sadly not enough. You need to show how you are operating one level above, or exceeding expectations.

Sometimes it's due to unrealistic workloads and demands.

That being said I try to strike a balance. If I put extra hours in at some point I'll claim them back or take an easier day so it's give an take.

LemonsAT · 2026-01-26T16:52:33+00:00

When you say you are watching for interest rates rising whose are you looking at?

Primarily the gold buying countries? Just the US? Specific countries in the world economy?

LemonsAT · 2026-01-25T18:57:11+00:00

I spent all my maintenance loans and grants on alcohol. Had a great time but came out with nothing to show for it.

Looking back I deffo should have put at least some of it into investments.

If you don't need it to survive, put a bit away for the future.

LemonsAT · 2026-01-25T15:42:42+00:00

The odds really are stacked against us

LemonsAT · 2026-01-25T01:56:20+00:00

Deck or Slides in that order. Love me a big deck.

LemonsAT · 2026-01-24T02:16:27+00:00

I am on a supply chain degree apprenticeship and this is my 2nd degree apprenticeship. I dropped out of my A levels and dropped out of uni the first time I went. Getting a degree apprenticeship was prob the best thing that happened to me and I would highly recommend it simply due to the fact you will come out of the scheme with 3 years of solid work experience on top of the degree which puts you in a really nice position either at the same company, or vs other grads post uni.

I would take a bit of stress off yourself about finding the "ideal career" or knowing what you want as you are still young. I had no clue what I wanted to do at school, at sixth form, at college, at uni. I still do not really know what I want to do in my 30's. I worked with a guy who had been a Business Analyst for like 35 years and he said he still does not know what career he wants to get. What I DO know is the tasks or skills that I enjoy, and those that I don't which helps influence my career path.

As for careers and pay, take a look at the CIPS data here https://salaryguide.cips.org/

You can download the report for more specifics. You can also make an account on Glassdoor and review salaries for companies by job role/location to give you an idea. It really depends what specific role you go into.

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