How do you separate yourself from work on weekends / holidays? Tired of checking slack / email when I should be focused on my family.

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Delete the app. Turn off email. You can easily log back in later. Pretty certain someone will text/call you if it's life or death.

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Turn off notifications and stash your computer away, it's really not that hard

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Set boundaries and make sure that people understand that no means no.

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I just ignore the emails. I don’t get paid enough to work on the weekends

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Find a job that doesn’t expect you to work 24/7?

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Unless it's something you know is coming (like a huge launch), if it's really important, someone will call/text you. Otherwise, sign off!

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Just don’t. It’s pretty easy. Don’t. Period

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I don’t use Slack. Period.

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