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Feb 28, 2021
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Slim
Broscience major
I work a lot of nights, weekends and holidays so I often have weekdays off. But I’ll get email from people that work a
typical nine to five who want an urgent business hour reply or last minute meeting. It bugs me
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If you send out emails on Sunday night that could be sent out Monday morning
4th and Niner
2/28/21 9:49pm
I need to stop checking them on Sunday night :-\
zonacougar
2/28/21 9:50pm
I have a colleague that I work closely with that will send me emails in the
zonacougar
2/28/21 9:55pm
Options. 1) delay delivery. 2) save it on drafts and send on Monday morning or
Acorn
3/1/21 7:48am
Upper management loves showing they work on weekends though.
Chefcurry
2/28/21 9:53pm
How else do you get to upper management? People have to know you are working.
Lance71
2/28/21 9:56pm
If only he knew about the delay send option.
El Presidente
2/28/21 9:58pm
Doesn't really work because you have to respond if others respond with questions
Lance71
2/28/21 10:03pm
Say you were too busy to respond at the time 😉
WP17
2/28/21 10:21pm
Sounds like an amateur — a pro would set it to send while he's asleep
Gustav
2/28/21 9:58pm
I'm sure that's true about a lot of people. Some of just send emails out when we
fattycoug
2/28/21 10:24pm
RE: I'm sure that's true about a lot of people. Some of just send emails out
yahtzee
2/28/21 10:34pm
Good recent article on that topic by Cal Newport:
Gustav
2/28/21 9:57pm
I don’t understand this. Nobody is expecting a response on Sunday night, and
garyfan
2/28/21 9:58pm
I’ve been in training where people suggest that we only email during work hours,
garyfan
2/28/21 10:03pm
I honestly just got a work email as I was typing these posts.
garyfan
2/28/21 10:07pm
Even if people don’t respond in the moment, they think about how they may
Hambone
2/28/21 10:10pm
I’ve considered the “schedule send” option, but I just think so little of the
garyfan
2/28/21 10:16pm
Seems like a you problem, answer on Monday morning. Not a big deal.
jrob30
2/28/21 9:59pm
I always get emails over the weekend, and I never respond until Monday. Once you begin answering them, people think
Texas Hammer
2/28/21 10:03pm
Our culture is curious that way . I hear it is different in other countries
Slim
2/28/21 10:12pm
I work a lot of nights, weekends and holidays so I often have weekdays off. But I’ll get email from people that work a
Slim
2/28/21 10:10pm
Usually my mind is most free and ready on Sunday night
Heath Squashwell
2/28/21 10:12pm
I tell my team that if you are consistently sending me emails on the weekend or
Tare
2/28/21 10:54pm
I sometimes will send emails to colleagues in New Zealand.
mobomanjoe
2/28/21 11:05pm
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