How do y’all set boundaries in consulting WFH?

Both boundaries in 1. time management and 2. personal relationship boundaries.

1. I feel like everyone schedules back to back meetings all day long in WFH and I can’t leave my computer, take lunch etc.

2. It’s so hard to gauge people’s personalities over the phone. Is it ok to be sarcastic? Is it ok when my managers ask me about my dating life etc.

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1. Pre-emptively block out time for yourself in your calendar. I put two 4-hour work blocks each week plus time every morning to work out and feel zero guilt about it.

2. You’ll just have to read people like with anything else. I try to do video chats for initial meetings to try to get to know people, and also try to break the ice a little bit in initial discussions so I can understand people’s personalities faster.

For sarcasm, you can over emphasize or laugh a bit at the end if you’re worried it didn’t come across. As far as the managers, the “is it ok” question is something only you can answer.

For what it’s worth, I assume they’re trying to bond. The only way to build rapport when remote is to make small talk, so they’re trying to find something to chat with you about. I try to open up a little but be vague (“oh dating’s fine; it’s a trip during a global pandemic!”). Do not get overly personal or share too many details. The less comfortable you feel, the more vague you keep things. Just move on to a benign topic that you can talk about with getting too personal, like pets. Of course, if you feel a manager is asking you about dating life in an inappropriate way, or is coming on to you, definitely don’t feed into it, and feel free to shut it down or not answer at all (“I would prefer not to discuss, thanks”/ “I would prefer to focus on XYZ”). And definitely talk to HR if you continue to feel uncomfortable.

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Put blocks on your calendar. And decline meetings that fall within that time.

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This. Actually declining is important.

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I am really struggling with this. I realized I don’t put any priority on my mental or physical health. They always go last under every work request. I’m making a list of things that have to be non-negotiable for me—family time, working out, self-care and things I enjoy. Covid has made this really tough.

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Going to echo putting blocks on your calendar, game changer since WFH started for me

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I put blocks on calendar for morning workouts or lunch workouts, and if I have an evening event (rare) I let the team know ahead of time I’ll be signing off by 630. But yeah I feel like I’m chained to my desk and can’t leave ...

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You... tell them you're signing off.. at 6:30? :( This is not a normal or healthy expectation

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Block your calendar. You really don’t have to be in every meeting. Sometimes you only need a representative and everyone doesn’t need to be in attendance. Divide and conquer.

Can I DM you on ways of accomplishing this?

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