From: Forbes
That time your boss caught you watching cat videos and said, ‘don’t work too hard’
August 11, 2015
Forbes:
“Don’t work too hard!”
Imagine that your boss says this phrase to you: What do they mean? Well, it all depends on the context.
If you had been burning the midnight oil and pulling a series of late-nighters, it is likely said with great sincerity. Your boss may be expressing deep concern that you are wearing yourself out and need to get some rest.
But consider a different context: your boss says “don’t work too hard” after you are caught watching a cat video on YouTube. In this case, the phrase is intended to be sarcastic – your boss is suggesting that you might not be working hard enough.
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