[wonderwonder]

Absolutely. I have so many emergencies coming my way that I reach a point of paralysis. I'm not going to work 65 hour weeks anymore. So I have reached the point where if everything is an emergency then nothing is an emergency. If they want to give me resources to help out on their emergency then cool, otherwise take a number.

Having to be an IC and leadership and attend 5+ meetings a day is an impossible ask for someone that is not young and hungry anymore. When someone asks for things now I always lead with "sure, but its only me, no other resources so it is probably going to take a while"

[droobles]

What I've found in my experience is I started putting up boundaries instead of being a "yes" man and those I've worked with have responded pretty positively to it. Most of the time they're just trying to figure out their own emergencies so as long as they have something to tell their boss it's cool – "We won't be able to meet with xyz until Thursday since they have limited resources" "Okay, update us on what happens Thursday then".