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Re:Ask HN: Do You Consider Remote a Working Perk? by masukomi on Friday January 26, 2018 @09:33AM (#16239404)
> There is no such thing as "work stops when you leave the office"

um...I dunno about _you_ but it sure as hell applies to me. I leave my home office for the day and work stops. Emergency fires that affect customers are the only exception and i would help with those even if i didn't work at home. Being able to set boundaries like that when you work from home is _critical_ to maintaining mental health and minimizing stress.

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Re:Ask HN: Do You Consider Remote a Working Perk? by throwaway2016a on Friday January 26, 2018 @09:36AM (#16239437)
That was a bit of hyperbole. But I'd say it is true for 9/10 companies I am familiar with that do remote work. Stories of bosses calling people and expecting them to pick up at 8PM abound.
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Re:Ask HN: Do You Consider Remote a Working Perk? by Anticapitalist on Friday January 26, 2018 @10:06AM (#16239651)
Stories of 8pm calls are not limited to work from home employees though.
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