In Praise of the 5-Hour Workday and Other ‘Radical’ Ideas

Re:In Praise of the 5-Hour Workday and Other ‘Radical’ Ideas by prawn on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @06:52PM (#21468909)

I agree, though sometimes you are working at a particular time and need to get things out of your queue. The onus is on each person to switch off non-emergency notifications out of hours and preserve their personal time.

I also think it's crucial to never reply quickly to non-emergencies. Just creates the expectation you're available and encourage more of the same.

That is, unless it's a situation/relationship you want to foster to establish yourself in a team, outpace someone for promotion, etc.

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Re:In Praise of the 5-Hour Workday and Other ‘Radical’ Ideas by nkozyra on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @07:57PM (#21469388)

I'm not saying you shouldn't work when you want to / have to. Just do your best not to broadcast that you are, because that's how expectations get set unrealistically across a company.

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