One of my colleagues took a vacation while working a high paying tech role and still found themselves answering Slack messages every day. For him the salary is great, but it raises questions about what’s being traded for it. Money helps, but burnout has its own cost. How much work-life balance would you give up for a higher tech salary?

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You need to keep firm boundaries between work time and personal time. When you take a vacation it helps to completely disconnect from work. Put on an out of office message with your bosses contact information. I don’t answer Slack or teams messages when I’m on PTO or vacation, and if they call my personal cell phone and I happen to answer it, the first thing I say is “I am on vacation with my family.” if it’s important, they’ll ask you the question anyways. I found that nine out of 10 times they don’t bother me until I’m back from vacation or ask my boss/coworker for the answer instead

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Don't respond to work on vacation. If your organization requires you to, find a new organization.

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Even when I was in a lower tech paying position, I still had that problem where people would call me to ask questions a lot. I imagine it’s probably tech positions in general.

I don’t see anything wrong with that. He may also be thinking ahead - when the layoffs come his job may be spared because he is more dedicated

Had my manager called me to do clerical work once when I was dealing with a death in the family and took the day off

It doesn't have to be one or the other. You can have a high paying tech job and still be able to set boundaries. Everyone deserves to enjoy their paid time off regardless of what position they hold.

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