None at all. You clearly can, because many people have.
However, saying yes to things is definitely more impressive to people than saying no. Sometimes that might mean sacrificing personal time in order to get stuff done at work. You don't have to, but the person who chooses to is more likely to be asked to do the next thing, and the next, and eventually that impacts your career progression. It can stunt your 'life progression' if you do too much of it though.
The counterpoint to all that is that the person who does good work and gets everything done in their work day, and doesn't need to work longer hours, is often even more impressive still.
As a rule bosses like capable people who are open to putting in more effort, but who don't need to put in more effort. Really, you need to understand how your boss thinks in order to impress them enough to move up.
The thing I have learned in consulting and I try my best not to bring into my private life, is learn to read people and tell them what they want to hear, even if you don't mind actually doing it.
Or worse, apply sales persuasion techniques to drive message home and do stuff your way.
Thanks that’s a great answer. Of course it’s a game of perceptions. A lot is said about saying no to certain kind of work and yes to others. You want the kind of work that is easy but seen as hard (easy could mean easy to you, enjoyable even).
However, saying yes to things is definitely more impressive to people than saying no. Sometimes that might mean sacrificing personal time in order to get stuff done at work. You don't have to, but the person who chooses to is more likely to be asked to do the next thing, and the next, and eventually that impacts your career progression. It can stunt your 'life progression' if you do too much of it though.
The counterpoint to all that is that the person who does good work and gets everything done in their work day, and doesn't need to work longer hours, is often even more impressive still.
As a rule bosses like capable people who are open to putting in more effort, but who don't need to put in more effort. Really, you need to understand how your boss thinks in order to impress them enough to move up.