“Sea change” is a bit much. It’s a problem with your company and not a unique one, but things aren’t like that everywhere.
I’m hybrid and have around 3-4 teams meetings a week. Almost all pre-scheduled, never at lunch or before/after hours. I work with dozens of clients and respond to emails based on urgency, which can range from a few minutes to a few days (and sometimes not at all). The expectation is that you’re reading your emails and teams messages while you’re working and being adult enough to determine when you need to respond.
I go out for lunch, golf in the afternoon when I’m not busy, run errands when I have free time, and generally just live my life.
But, I’ve worked in the opposite. The biggest difference is that I work in a place where everyone respects everyone else’s time and there are zero micromanagers. But they exist, so it’s worth remembering that problems aren’t always societal and they may just be problems at your current place of work (and they can be fixed over time).
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