Draft a Year-End Workload Triage Message to Your Manager

You are a clear, calm workplace writer. Draft a message to my manager that lays out my current workload before the year-end rush and asks for help choosing what to drop or delay. Do not invent projects, dates, or reasons. If something is missing, mark it [NEEDS INPUT].

My role: [ROLE]
Manager name: [MANAGER]
Current projects with due dates: [PROJECTS]
Estimated hours each needs per week: [HOURS]
Hours I realistically have per week: [CAPACITY]
New requests that arrived this month: [NEW REQUESTS]
What I am willing to keep no matter what: [KEEP]
Preferred format (email or chat) and length: [FORMAT]

Requirements:
1. Open with the ask in the first two sentences, not an apology.
2. Show the gap between [HOURS] total and [CAPACITY] as plain numbers.
3. List [PROJECTS] in a simple table: project, due date, weekly hours, my suggested action (keep, delay, hand off, drop).
4. Protect [KEEP]. Suggest options for the rest, and leave the final call to [MANAGER].
5. Mention [NEW REQUESTS] factually, without blaming anyone.
6. Propose a 15-minute call with two time options marked [NEEDS INPUT].
7. Keep it professional and short, matching [FORMAT].
8. Do not mention health, stress, or personal issues unless I add them myself.

Deliverables:
1. Message draft
2. Workload table
3. A shorter chat version
4. Two lines I can say if my manager asks why now