Are there any creatives here who pretty much embody 'ping fatigue'? As much as I find remote/hybrid working a huge blessing, the constant expectation of being glued to your phone makes it less appealing to me. How is your workplace about your availability online? Are you expected to be green all the time or are you free to take a few hours off to yourself and just be available for meetings or group chats?

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I was on a team like this that stressed me out. It taught me to mute group chats if there’s not time sensitive projects, I’ve asked people to @ me if it’s something that needs an immediate response, and I will put on hard stops etc if I want to make sure I am not being expected to answer after hours. Overall my company is pretty good about letting you push back if needed, it’s the different working styles that create friction most of the time. I’m now on a different team with a much different dynamic and it’s very low stress!

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Nice! Thanks for sharing

Yes, I turn off all audio pings and it helps a bit.

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Get an analog mouse jiggler for your work laptop, and uninstall any phone apps that link to your work.

That's a super cool idea! I'm gonna check that out.

I, unfortunately, have found that the creative team is the team that is expected to always be available when needed, including late nights and weekends.
I think regardless of your position, it’s important to set boundaries and stick to them. When my teams learn that I am not available after hours or that I have met my bandwidth for the day, they somehow find a solution themselves or find the approval to push the ask into the next business day.

That realization is where I'm at but I'd really love for reality to change. Good to know that making and sticking to boundaries has helped. I should try that!

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All Flexible option available to work from Anywhere. (WFH/WFO/Hybrid)

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Hello Folks,
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I got an offer from PWC AC Bangalore is 21L fixed and WFH with joining date 15th Dec.
Now I got a promotional offer from Accenture of 16.6L fixed (with 25% hike) to CL9 which will be effective from 1st Dec.
They are asking me to retain.
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wfh is good but need to plan to improve our yields on savings if need help happy to assist cum mentor

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