Is everyone expected to be available during the evenings and over the weekends if their boss or a client needs something? Or do you work for someone who understands people need their off time? Because I always seem to end up with a boss who expects me to be on-call 24/7

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Not really, no. I only engage if there is a serious calamity. Otherwise, next business day.

My boss reminds me most evenings that I have to leave at 5 for daycare. She actually stops meetings that go over to announce my departure.

I logged in to send an email late in the evening tonight and I’m afraid she’s going to yell at me tomorrow, but we’ll see haha

Oh, I don’t think an employer that respects boundaries exist till someone improves otherwise. My current player isn’t too bad. He only message for real emergencies, but my last employer had no boundaries called me on Christmas Eve one time to discuss how he finally fix it. They didn’t want the cameras so yeah.

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