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Separation of work and personal is key IMO. I thought I'd like working at home, as it turns out I didn't at all because once you're working at home, it's hard
by iolothebard 11y ago
Separation of work and personal is key IMO.
I thought I'd like working at home, as it turns out I didn't at all because once you're working at home, it's hard to draw the line.
I learned it well working for myself. After 5pm, no work unless it's a real emergency and those might happen 1-2x a year.
Having gone back into the workforce, people were always amazed I didn't carry the latest greatest phone (only got an iPhone once they added GPS, currently using a Lumia 1020). I don't need a computer in my pocket. I'm in front of a computer roughly 12-16 hours a day, that little time I'm not, I'm okay with being away from email, etc.
Even though I'm on my computer at night (like now). I never check work emails, they're also never sent to my phone. Only personal. If it's an emergency, call. It better fucking be an emergency (why I left my last job, owner didn't understand boundaries). I also don't work overtime. If you want 24/7 support, hire it.
- bpizzi 11y ago> people were always amazed I didn't carry the latest greatest phone (only got an iPhone once they added GPS, currently using a Lumia 1020). Same thing here, nobody understands why I'm sticking to a nokia 208.
- puranjay 11y agoTurning off Gmail notifications on my phone was the best thing I ever did for my stress levels. Honestly, when you think about it, if it's over email, it's not a "real" emergency. Someone in a real emergency would just call.
- oxplot 11y agoI too turned off notifications on gmail a long time ago. However, I've setup some filters looking for words like "urgent", "emergency", etc without telling people that I have. They're all labeled accordingly and that specific label makes a noise on my phone. It seems to work pretty good so far.
- daigoba66 11y agoDitto. I turned off virtually all notifications on my phone. Only phone calls and text messages get through (which for me is quite rare). I realized that almost nothing on my phone is important enough to interrupt me whenever.
- swah 11y agoI just use Priority Mode and put the phone face down if the notification led will distract me.