I feel your pain. I used to work in a high volume law firm, hours for support staff were about 35 hours/week, but the only person who worked that was the receptionist. It was expected and encouraged to work overtime to get all of the work done. I left that job, not the way I wanted to but my health and sanity thanks me for it, and got another one at a firm where the lawyer I'm working for has a busy practice. I find I'm keeping up with the work really well, probably because I'm used to drowning in it. They're giving me more now, but early on I was churning out the work really quickly, faster than they could give it to me. There are still lulls - like Thursdays when my boss goes golfing - and I use those days to clean.

Well that better come with a raise

Zot?

It seems that once again the hare loses to the turtle

Unfortunately, no good deed goes unpunished.

Work slower(:

Didn't you watch Futurama? So sayeth Bureaucrat no 1 - No Bureaucrat ever finishes early!

I believe it may be time to start pacing yourself a little bit better, if not they will assume you can take more jobs Ontop of your job you already have!

shredder?

After you have a job if it's not part of your duties they cannot change or modify your work load with out asking you first. You could sue it's against the law