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Report them to HR for creating a hostile work environment.

arkitaip 6y ago
Don't! That's creating a paper trail AGAINST yourself.
steve_g 6y ago
It sounds like what ALittleLight does is working. Often times people who set boundaries have their boundaries respected. They may get more respect in general. There's no need to involve anyone else.
DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
HR represents the company's interests, not the employees'. I've heard it said that in the U.S., the only reliable way for a non-union worker to get real protection from abuse is to personally hire a labor attorney.
- User23 6y ago
  Unless you have a case so egregious there is a high likelihood of punitive damages or a class action, no labor attorney is going to take a typical non union individual’s case. 30% of the actual damages alone aren’t even close to being enough to get an attorney to take a case that will take years to resolve and will cap out with a low 5 figures payout for the attorney.
- klyrs 6y ago
  Depends on the HR department. If you can communicate why "bad for employees" is bad for the company, then they'll help. Same with the legal department. And yeah, sometimes lawyering up is necessary to demonstrate that bad for employee is about to be bad for company.
sokoloff 6y ago
Why make a false report to HR? Someone can send me an inbound message anytime they like. I'll respond to it when it's convenient for me. I don't need to restrict their message sending to times that are convenient for me (how would they even know, especially if they are working in a very different timezone and holiday schedule than my own?)
Jimmc414 6y ago
Wouldn't you be perpetuating this hostile work environment by not managing your notifications?
- ALittleLight 6y ago
  I don't see it as a hostile work environment at all. People can message me whenever is convenient for them and I'll read and respond whenever it's convenient for me. I work with people from different time zones and people who like to keep different schedules, some waking up very early or working very late, and I myself wake up pretty late. It just doesn't make sense that I should demand people message according to my schedule, but I'm also not going to wake up early or work late to match theirs.
smabie 6y ago
Are you serious? You would report coworkers to HR because they messaged you?

Don't! That's creating a paper trail AGAINST yourself.

It sounds like what ALittleLight does is working. Often times people who set boundaries have their boundaries respected. They may get more respect in general. There's no need to involve anyone else.

DoofusOfDeath 6y ago

HR represents the company's interests, not the employees'. I've heard it said that in the U.S., the only reliable way for a non-union worker to get real protection from abuse is to personally hire a labor attorney.

User23 6y ago
Unless you have a case so egregious there is a high likelihood of punitive damages or a class action, no labor attorney is going to take a typical non union individual’s case. 30% of the actual damages alone aren’t even close to being enough to get an attorney to take a case that will take years to resolve and will cap out with a low 5 figures payout for the attorney.
klyrs 6y ago
Depends on the HR department. If you can communicate why "bad for employees" is bad for the company, then they'll help. Same with the legal department. And yeah, sometimes lawyering up is necessary to demonstrate that bad for employee is about to be bad for company.

sokoloff 6y ago

Why make a false report to HR? Someone can send me an inbound message anytime they like. I'll respond to it when it's convenient for me. I don't need to restrict their message sending to times that are convenient for me (how would they even know, especially if they are working in a very different timezone and holiday schedule than my own?)

Jimmc414 6y ago

Wouldn't you be perpetuating this hostile work environment by not managing your notifications?

ALittleLight 6y ago
I don't see it as a hostile work environment at all. People can message me whenever is convenient for them and I'll read and respond whenever it's convenient for me. I work with people from different time zones and people who like to keep different schedules, some waking up very early or working very late, and I myself wake up pretty late. It just doesn't make sense that I should demand people message according to my schedule, but I'm also not going to wake up early or work late to match theirs.

smabie 6y ago

Are you serious? You would report coworkers to HR because they messaged you?