tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post305085727928145461..comments2024-03-20T04:19:52.573-05:00Comments on Stuff, Things, etc.: Why I stopped checking my work email at home.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075708535155080258noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-1322537833820506802016-11-30T17:52:20.250-06:002016-11-30T17:52:20.250-06:00I'm a fellow fan of the Gretchen Rubin podcast...I'm a fellow fan of the Gretchen Rubin podcast! I'm an upholder. What's your tendency? :) <br /><br />I check my work e-mail at home way too often. It's part of my OCD, the constant urge to know "do I have a new e-mail?" But more and more I'm asking myself "why?" Like you said, it's nothing urgent. I need to better separate work and home. I'm working on it...slowly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-44082931862379300312016-11-30T17:07:48.844-06:002016-11-30T17:07:48.844-06:00I work from home and while I do my best to keep no...I work from home and while I do my best to keep normal hours (that being 10-7 since I'm working on PST time, but live in CST), I do check my emails at time. Never on the weekends though. I turn my phone off on Friday evening and don't turn it back on. The checking is usually only when I can hear repeated emails come in, so I'll check to see what's going on, but I rarely respond. Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033554933698248094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-79388795037754608222016-11-29T20:41:22.356-06:002016-11-29T20:41:22.356-06:00It's on my phone and I might see it but don...It's on my phone and I might see it but don't respond until work hours. You never know what could happenJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248935374379919175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-89795294787200452742016-11-29T13:46:52.996-06:002016-11-29T13:46:52.996-06:00I can see both sides of this issue. I have experi...I can see both sides of this issue. I have experienced getting some sort of vague email from a principal that I needed to see her on Monday. This was during a very difficult year, and I was a mess all weekend. BUT I also have more time if there's something that I need to respond to. Ultimately, my current principal sends out her daily schedule each evening (actually, it's usually some insane time after midnight), and I do like to check it before going into work so I can ready myself for the day ahead.Becky Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137408537369933534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-86100511412895368242016-11-29T13:03:25.975-06:002016-11-29T13:03:25.975-06:00I don't blame you! I wouldn't check work e...I don't blame you! I wouldn't check work emails either.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092211937888152360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-19690118505443829692016-11-29T12:13:17.288-06:002016-11-29T12:13:17.288-06:00I stopped getting notifications on my cell for my ...I stopped getting notifications on my cell for my work email because it would just stress me out too much. I would think about the emails constantly until I replied, and it was just awful. I am definitely a proponent of not checking on the weekends.<br /><br />Meg, <a href="www.myborrowedheaven.com" rel="nofollow">Borrowed Heaven</a><br />Meg Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243003602489504292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-53774118500964624102016-11-29T09:55:51.361-06:002016-11-29T09:55:51.361-06:00I do my photography on the weekends so that job ke...I do my photography on the weekends so that job keeps me too busy to check in on my 'real' job ;)Rebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-19988143122110818202016-11-29T09:04:52.062-06:002016-11-29T09:04:52.062-06:00I check but most nights and weekends but don't...I check but most nights and weekends but don't reply. It depends on what's going on or if I'm working at night or on a weekend to meet a deadline or make up time I didn't work during the weekday. SMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-2896110880432265882016-11-29T08:07:23.451-06:002016-11-29T08:07:23.451-06:00I implemented this a long, long time ago and it tr...I implemented this a long, long time ago and it truly helps with maintaining a good work life balance. Everyone NEEDS to check out at some point, and I'm the same way if I check e-mail at home- it will eat me up until the next morning, and there's just no sense in that. Cara (Kindly Unspoken)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05646839632185816703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-7676909813943435972016-11-29T07:55:04.713-06:002016-11-29T07:55:04.713-06:00unless we have a deployment, i do not bring work h...unless we have a deployment, i do not bring work home....i spend enough time at work dedicated to work and when i go home, i dedicate my time to my family. i also made sure that i don't get my work email on my phone (they've asked, i flat out refused) because that's another thing that's hard to look away from....it's like you're always connected!<br /><br />during deployments, it requires me to work on weekends since we deploy onto the production network Sun 12am...that means we have to be working pre-deployment tasks and during the actual system/code deployment and sanity testing etc so we work well into Sunday evening. luckily, these are all planned deployments so we know when we'll be working on the weekends.<br /><br />other than that, i don't log in or work when it's time at hohttp://www.kedarhower.com/logout?d=https://www.blogger.com/logout-redirect.g?blogID%3D1457422002171939579%26postID%3D305085727928145461me....work life balance is very important to me as well!<br /><br /><br />Kathy@MoreCoffeeLessTalkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044005966979731361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-70722729827917310502016-11-29T07:11:48.802-06:002016-11-29T07:11:48.802-06:00Well... I have a work phone and with my job it'...Well... I have a work phone and with my job it's sort of expected that you'll work whenever necessary to get the job done. Sometimes that means evenings and weekends, sometimes it means you can doss about in the day a bit. It does however mean that you really can't plan in advance as you have no idea whether it'll be the former or the latter. I've been doing it for a long time and largely it suits me, but the idea of regular hours and being able to do whatever you want outside them is really quite tempting sometimes...Rachel ¦¦ A Nesting Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457683109401016555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-5154922287772073172016-11-29T06:17:05.078-06:002016-11-29T06:17:05.078-06:00My husband checks his work email constantly. Befor...My husband checks his work email constantly. Before bed, first thing in the morning, all weekend...it never stops. It's frustrating to watch and sit beside because his email ruins part of most weekends. The only time he doesn't is when he's on vacation. So that's nice, I suppose.Jana @ Jana Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501814243709445827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-39421066668064130912016-11-29T05:36:23.825-06:002016-11-29T05:36:23.825-06:00I have implemented this myself this year, too. I t...I have implemented this myself this year, too. I think it's so easy for parents to feel like you're always available, and they will take advantage of that if you let them. So far I've noticed that parents have been understanding if they send me something late on a Friday and I don't respond until Monday (or over the weekend). We all deserve our time at home away from the stress. Like you, I was waking up in the middle of the night thinking about things...and I do that already anyway with the things I know are happening at work. I don't need it about emails too.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330910749491673996noreply@blogger.com