Workers deserve the right to disconnect (2021)

Re:Workers deserve the right to disconnect (2021) by eikenberry on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @06:30PM (#31417044)

IMO it's not about changing jobs, it's about setting expectations at jobs. That boss will only fire them for not responding at 9pm because they have the expectation that you will respond at 9pm. You need to set expectations early in the job when you aren't defying a standard behavior but setting that.

If you are already stuck you might need to have a sit down with your boss and try to work something out. Maybe they are actually usually OK with your not responding until morning but you just have no way to differentiate between normal and urgent. It is possible that you could work something out that doesn't require changing jobs to reset expectations.

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Re:Workers deserve the right to disconnect (2021) by nicoburns on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @07:02PM (#31417259)

> Maybe they are actually usually OK with your not responding until morning but you just have no way to differentiate between normal and urgent.

Yep, there are undoubtedly companies that really expect people to work unreasonable hours, but I think this is the common case. I very much don’t normally check work communications out of hours, but my boss has my phone number for emergency situations where I’m really needed (has been about 3 or 4 times over the 3 years I’ve been employed at the company).

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Re:Workers deserve the right to disconnect (2021) by gffrd on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @07:05PM (#31417288)

> You need to set expectations early in the job when you aren't defying a standard behavior but setting that

100% to this.

It's all about expectations.

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