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In my (mostly-remote) workplace people are always talking about finding it hard to separate their work and their lives, hard to switch off in the evening, hard
by circlefavshape 5y ago
In my (mostly-remote) workplace people are always talking about finding it hard to separate their work and their lives, hard to switch off in the evening, hard not to check their phone for work slack messages at weekends, hard to take their leave days without feeling like they're letting people down
THIS is exactly how a culture of overwork is enforced. We're doing it to each other. These days I try to counter it by making a point of calling this out publicly, and saying "I always take all my leave days" and "I don't work in the evenings" and "I don't have work email or slack on my phone"
- Aeolun 5y agoHmm, I’m sort of the opposite, I check my messages when I want, including during the weekend (mostly when bored), but there’s no expectation of anyone doing that. I also have all notifications turned off. Checking messages has to be an active choice I make. I also have zero compunctions about just flipping my laptop closed at 6. I might want to continue, but I don’t feel any obligation to. A few people have called me on my work/personal phone after 6 for non-urgent reasons, but we’ve established that is not acceptable.
- nottorp 5y ago> also have all notifications turned off. Checking messages has to be an active choice I make. This. +100 or something.
- prox 5y agoNice! Another powerful sentence : I don’t use insert social media appname and my phone is off most of the time, unless I am available. At first, people think you are crazy.