[quote="Mark Larson"]
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Originally Posted by fresh-popcorn
Its all about choices.
If you choose to work during off hours/weekends then its your own fault and not of the device(s) you carry.
There is a reason why all phones has a silent mode.
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People are not accepting the flip side of this coin.
This is work we are talking about, not an idle pursuit or a mistress. Work is what pays the bills, and if I need to be on-call when I'm out with my wife, she should be able to accept it since if I was out of a job I wouldn't even need the cellphone.
Some of us earn our salary by being on-call, some of us want to be there when the company needs us so we can get promoted and earn more.
Sure to a point. My grief with this whole work/life thing is that sure, you may be required at some point to work on the weekend but what are the consequences if you don't answer the phone or respond to an email? Probably you'll be reprimanded and possibly fired. Most places will let you know in advance of hiring you that there is the potential that you will be required to work on the weekends as needed? What the heck does that mean? Are you going to be compensated for that time and how many hours does that include? It is open ended and if you work as a salaried employee the assumption is that you are going to work 60 hours + a week regardless. So I think that one has to realize when they sign on with a company, they need to understand what they are getting into and make sure the compensation for those extra hours is included in any salary negotiations they might have when taking a new position. To me it seems that people are all to ready to accept the fact they when they get a Blackberry, it's ok to check your mail 24/7. IMO, it is not. My commitment is to my family 24/7, not my job. I went into working as a contractor specifically for this reason. I get paid for every minute that I work. If there is an expectation that I am available on the weekend and I do actually put in the hours, I bill for it. Plain and simple.
Regardless, if you are working on the weekends, whether you are paid or not, you will be taking time away from your family that can't be replaced.