"My boss calls me almost every night around 8 or 9 p.m. 'just to check something quickly,' he wrote. "Sometimes it's one question, sometimes a 30-minute brainstorming session.""
""If you want to grow here, you need to be available""
"'Nah, after hours you shouldn't have to answer calls/mails.. anything. Even if they come to your house, close the door in their face. Your contract goes from 9-6. If you want to, you can. But you don't have to. I hate bosses like that or colleagu"
A contract marketing employee works roughly 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Most nights the employee receives calls from the boss around 8 or 9 p.m., sometimes a single question and sometimes a 30-minute brainstorming session. The employee requested that calls be limited to office hours unless urgent. The boss responded that being available after hours is necessary to grow at the company. The employee reports feeling guilty and lacking proper evenings off for months. The employee sought advice from an online community, and commenters largely supported setting firm after-hours boundaries.
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