My boss keeps expecting me to read my Slack messages past office hours. Whatever happened to work-life balance?

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Tell them no.

Set boundaries and keep them.

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Agreed. If the expectation was only to work 40 hours a week then it's 40 hours a week.

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You boss is wrong, sns. You do you after hours; work can wait.

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