https://www.evilhrlady.org/2016/09/oops-i-forgot-to-check-my-email-all-day-spoiler-alert-no-one-died.html Everything to make HR better Thu, 06 Jul 2017 09:19:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.evilhrlady.org/2016/09/oops-i-forgot-to-check-my-email-all-day-spoiler-alert-no-one-died.html#comment-207947 Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:51:43 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4034#comment-207947 After leaving a role that had me ‘on call’ 24/7, I made a commitment to myself that not every email requires a response immediately. So now, I do check my emails once a day on the weekend, but rarely after 5 pm during the week. Being in HR, I can’t quite separate myself completely, but, unless the issue is critical, it now waits until the next day. And, it its that critical, they know to call (but only if its critical!). Surprisingly, no one seems to mind this set up and respect my choice to separate from work when on ‘my time’. Go figure!

]]> https://www.evilhrlady.org/2016/09/oops-i-forgot-to-check-my-email-all-day-spoiler-alert-no-one-died.html#comment-207944 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 15:21:12 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4034#comment-207944 When I was on maternity leave, I turned off the notifications for my work phone (I wasn’t eligible for FMLA so still had access). Since I’ve been back, I haven’t turned the notifications back on and I love it. Most of the time during the work day I have my computer and email notifications popping up there. If I have a day off or its the weekend, I can check my email at times where it is convenient for me. I’m a lot like you where I tend to take a peek at emails as soon as I get them otherwise!

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