My older colleagues looked at me like I was crazy, when I told them during a meeting that 1) they shouldn't communicate work stuff using their private messenger/Facebook 2) they shouldn't respond to messages outside workhours. I thought I was suggesting some healthy boundaries, but I just got labeled as "too lazy to give a tiny bit of your free time". We need this shit codified, or else the "sacrifice-yoruself-for-work" generation won't listen.
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Right to disconnect, Australia: employees no longer forced to respond to management after hours
(timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Yeah i never did. The fact this had to be written into law is a serious concern, it shoulda been covered by fairwork.
Off the clock means go fuck yourself.
American here. I grant myself the Right to Disconnect whenever I’m not on the clock. Then again, I’ve never had an important or salaried position, so…
this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2024
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