Re:Workers deserve the right to disconnect (2021)
by cecilpl2 on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @08:05PM
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> You're perfectly free to completely ignore work after 5pm! Nothing bad will happen!
Maybe not in a big tech job. But I have worked at startups where ignoring work after 5pm was grounds for a negative performance review and being passed over for promotions. This was not the unspoken culture, it was the clear from-the-top direction. Deadlines existed and features needed to ship, and that required evening and weekend work.
If you in a role with even less power, ignoring work after hours can wind up with you being terminated.
Maybe not in a big tech job. But I have worked at startups where ignoring work after 5pm was grounds for a negative performance review and being passed over for promotions. This was not the unspoken culture, it was the clear from-the-top direction. Deadlines existed and features needed to ship, and that required evening and weekend work.
If you in a role with even less power, ignoring work after hours can wind up with you being terminated.