Do you talk to clients on the weekend?

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I think it depends on the type of work you are doing, your level, and/or the needs of the organization.
During my years in management consulting, one of my clients had a spring picnic, a summer festival with a baseball game, and a charity event in the fall. I went to all events which occurred during the weekend, and for hours that I could not bill to the client; however, these events allowed me to network with other people I did not work directly allowing me to better understand my clients needs and up-sale new products or projects or bring a second team that knew how to solve the issues of another group working for my client.

Another example was working in a corporate function rather than a project function and my company was doing logistics moving people around the world. A delegation of people got stranded with one of our clients in Europe and I was called by the project team to help them solve the issue at 10pm on a Saturday. I had to approve accommodations for 22 people in France and ensure that transportation and food was available until their next flight in 18hrs.

There are many non-client facing positions, and even on those you might have to work some weekends.

If you are working every weekend and that was not a set expectation, you may have a problem. If you are working a couple of weekends a year or if your client is talking with you a couple of minutes during the weekend, you probably don’t have a problem but a blessing that your client trusts you and wants your input.

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Of course

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All matters where your at in your career :)

Yes, depending on the situations.

Only if they are entertaining and I like them.

Depends on the client

I try not to make a habit of it, but if that's where the work is...

Usually

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