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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
But this speaks to the blurring of the lines between private and company time that Lubicon raised.
We used to have a binary work-time/ home-time model. Lunch = away from work. Sick = away from work. Now it means “still working a bit while you’re eating lunch or between naps while nursing a cold.”
This is unhealthy. People need breaks and clear, bright lines. To shut work off completely from mind and body.
Or most of us do, anyway. The careerists who derive their self-worth from their jobs and career status seem to thrive on being needed all the time. No doubt they’re the ones fostering the culture of availability.
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I'm one of those, but I don't think (well, I hope) I'm not fostering a culture of availability. If I'm sending emails after hours or on weekends, I'm either (a) replying to an email someone sent to me after hours or on the weekend; (b) sending something that requires no response (an opinion or something); or (c) clearly mark it as not requiring attention until work hours.
But yes, I desperately need to feel needed all the time. Its a sickness.