know Client Y is a hardass when we make mistakes." "Boss, before I say yes to taking on Client B, don't forget they're in Boston, and Client A is in California. I'll never be able to fly out to Client A as much as they want me to if I'm also taking the train to see Client B all the time." This is timely... I've been going through my job adding on and then shifting me primarily to new, greater responsibilities I don't want (with no title change and only the usual end of year small raise). When the manager asked (or rather, told me), I felt like I couldn't say no. I've been looking for a new job, but briefly wondered if it was at all reasonable to ask if we can move this stuff to someone else, instead of me leaving. It looks like the answer is probably a "no." Yes, yes, do it! Agreed, if you do get a "well, you just have to deal with it," then you know your boss is unreasonable (and it's probably time to move on). Sorry if I wasn't clear in what I meant, which is that although putting things in terms of the business may not get the work removed from your plate: * Sometimes it does * Sometimes your boss will decide that something else has to come off your plate * Sometimes your boss will decide that you need to oversee all of the work, but that you