Flex hours turned into 24/7 on call for me

I had a big wake up call last month. Thought remote work with flex time was the dream. Started answering slack messages during my kid's soccer game. Then replying to emails at 11 pm. Realized my boss was sending tasks at all hours. I never said no. Felt tired all the time. My family noticed I was always distracted. Now I set hard stops for work. Tell your team when you're off. It saves your sanity.

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oscarc536mo ago

Totally feel this. Bosses will take whatever you give them and then ask for more. Been there with jobs where the line just keeps moving. Good on you for setting hard stops now. That quiet guilt when you first ignore a message after hours is real but it fades. Protect your time like it's your last twenty bucks.

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jadew146mo ago

From what I've read, calling it 'boundary setting' makes it easier to ignore after-hours messages.

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emery6806mo ago

True that @oscarc53, been burned before so now I clock out.

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