Your manager calls your personal number at 1:15 AM. What do you do?

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Do not pick up. We are not doctors or in the army or some place else where being attentive 24x7 saves lives.

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Pretend I’m asleep. I’ve done this several times. Then message at 6 am: ohh I’m sorry I had slept by then, Was it urgent?
They won’t reply till like 10 am if they were up late working and chances are they finished the work.

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We are not here saving lives! Things can wait. If you start picking up then such calls will be regular.

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Unless it's life or death, don't put with this. Switch teams/jobs ASAP! You're either worth a lot or worth very little in the manager's eyes.

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Continue sleeping

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Knowing him, if MY manager calls me at middle of the night, I’m sure it is really critical & will lift the call.

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