My boss texts me constantly. Early mornings, late at night, even during vacation... It's non-stop. Am I the only one with a boss who doesn't respect boundaries?

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I think I may come across worse when it comes to after hours emails 😂 I'm a lot better now but I used to constantly check emails at night and answer a lot of them to get things out of my inbox so I wasn't stressed in the morning. I have multiple execs that when they email at all hours of the day, they will specifically say not to answer until the morning. Luckily, most do not text me after hours or on the weekend unless it is an emergency. Though I have one exec that has a habit of calling after hours on an early release day. He can claim he didn't realize it was an early release day, but I clearly mark it in his calendar and block it as out of office.

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