Is it bad to ask for less work I am so overwhelmed right now at my job. I am the recruiter and conduct orientation. We have so many open positions right now so 90 percent of my time is spent on the phone with candidates or conducting orientation. I am technically a generalist but my boss keeps piling work on me and I can barely keep up with it. How do I ask for less work without seeming weak? I told him that I was busting my butt doing recruitment. He suggested I work weekends and evenings to recruit even more. No one in my company works those hours. How do I say no?