Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours

Re:Australian employees now have the right to ignore work em... by Insanity on Sunday August 25, 2024 @10:23PM (#41353448)

Totally different experience here working for FAANG, at least as it pertains to pages. For emails / slack etc I found it easy to ignore while working as an engineer, but much harder now in a management role. Even entirely disconnecting when going on vacation can be tough.

That said it is mostly self imposed. Over the past 2 years it was rarely the expectation to work outside regular hours (but did happen).

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Re:Australian employees now have the right to ignore work em... by antimemetics on Monday August 26, 2024 @12:38AM (#41354052)

> it is mostly self impose

This is the key. Of course companies don’t object to you working extra hours. You shouldn’t do it - it sets a bad precedent for those who you manage.

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Re:Australian employees now have the right to ignore work em... by xmprt on Monday August 26, 2024 @12:48AM (#41354103)

The hard part of disconnecting as a manager is feeling like the team is blocked on you when you're not there. If you're a good manager then you enable the team to function without you. It's just tough to get that level of confidence in your management abilities.

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