Answering work emails on the weekend
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I always loved the company line of 'work/life balance'.
It would vary but one thing to take into account is if it's someone that typically wouldn't email on the weekend and I am more likely to respond.
If it's someone who's always got some **** going on and it would be good for them to solve their own problems, it can wait and maybe they'll actually do it.
If it's someone who's always got some **** going on and it would be good for them to solve their own problems, it can wait and maybe they'll actually do it.
So I had this happen this past Sunday. A coworker ****** up by submitting the wrong document to the USDA. I was flooded with messages about what to do about it all last week and even on Sunday morning.
It’s not my job responsibility that these documents are submitted properly so I really don’t care, especially at 6:25 am on Sunday Morning. I ignored the messages and it didn’t come up today so whatever
It’s not my job responsibility that these documents are submitted properly so I really don’t care, especially at 6:25 am on Sunday Morning. I ignored the messages and it didn’t come up today so whatever
When I first started they called it “work life flexibility” and I almost laughed
You dont love the fully stocked kitchen and yoga classes at 645 pm so you dont ever leave work? But them perks tho.
I am jealous of most of you. I did not and do not have that opportunity. Seven days a week. I tried to keep it to 1-2 hours on Sunday. Saturday 2-3 hours would be good. Return texts and emails mon-fri until 10 pm.
This culture and the way I manage my career are my choice - nobody made me do this.
Let the name calling and dumb ratings begin.
This culture and the way I manage my career are my choice - nobody made me do this.
Let the name calling and dumb ratings begin.
Nothing dumb about that. Everyone's sitch is different. What's dumb is if anyone tries to say one way is the only way to be successful.
Some actually have it and some don’t, no matter what they advertise. In my line of work, most don’t.
I’ve also found that when a company “doesn’t track vacation time” it means nobody takes it.
Email? Hell I get texts at 10:00 on sunday nights.
Being able to be reached anywhere at any time is the devil's work.
The best advice I got was that by doing things like answering emails on the weekend, after hours, immediate responses, etc. is that I’m setting the expectations for whoever is contacting me. If you answer emails on the weekend you’ll just get more next time, and now people will expect a response.
On the other hand, I find that if you selectively do a few extra things after regular hours, some bosses will then respect you more when you don’t do that. It’s kind of a stupid game to play, but it’s served me well.
On a related note, pre COVID we had to do some travel. Some of the travel was absolutely necessary and some was more for the convenience of the managers. If you fight the managers on every trip, then they tend to demand trips. But if you do what they want every once in a while, they won’t make you travel when you have things such as home basketball games.
I agree. But it's also going to depend on your personal definition of success.
In the past, I would have said there's no way I wouldn't want the next promotion. But here I am. Now I think there's no way I want the next level up
If you truly want to be a VP at a Fortune 100 company.... There isn't going to be much down time.
If you're like me and are cool with middle management. Then weekend away.
