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Old 01-19-2019, 06:48 PM
 
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Usually no pressure, but unless I’m tied up with somewhere where I can’t access my phone, I’ll usually check for messages at least once a day, though unless it’s something extremely urgent I don’t reply until I get back. My employer gives me pretty good flexibility so I don’t mind helping them out.

If the employer were to force me to work while away, then I’d just consider it a work from home/remote day (or half day) rather than a PTO day.
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Old 01-19-2019, 11:15 PM
 
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I'm retired now, but when I worked I never looked at company emails or took a company call for over 30 years. And, that includes several 3-4 week vacations. I had several positions from salesman to North American Sales Manager to VP S&M. for small to Fortune 500 companies

(In case of a real emergency, which never happened, my secretary always could reach me. She only called once to wish us a Happy Anniversary

You need time away from work to recharge.

They will get along without you just fine
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Old 01-20-2019, 12:32 AM
 
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A lot of American employers don't understand what personal time/vacation is. Things like that don't happen in Europe because people value their personal time.
People outside the US do have work related obligations while on vacations
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Old 01-20-2019, 10:16 AM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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How pressured are you to answer emails/VMs while on PTO?


Seriously?


What part of TIME OFF didn't you understand?
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Old 01-20-2019, 12:25 PM
 
Location: West of Asheville
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Vacation is vacation, work is work. That has always been my rule.
It takes me 3-4 days to unplug from my work and start to relax, recharge, and "sharpen the saw." All it takes is one call or one email to drag me back to the work day. No thanks.

I've found that being proactive with clear roles/responsibilities and communications to my team makes having to check in unnecessary. I put my vacations on the calendar at the beginning of the year, and when I get within a couple months of one, I make sure to let my clients, referral sources and others who might call know this. I have never had a real estate deal go sideways while I am gone. Many times, I come back and they say not much happened while you were gone. That is the sign your team is well trained. Train and trust your team to cover for you.
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Old 01-20-2019, 03:11 PM
 
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Twenty Five years as a Director it was expected...

Now as hourly and it is highly discouraged and all hourly employees have a compliance line to report being pressured.

Funny thing is now I make more as hourly because they have to pay for all my time...

As salaried I could not be there enough... 7 days... now the Administrator thinks of ways to keep from calling me in which works for me.

That said... I liked getting a jump start periodically checking email... really didn't mind... it was the going in at 2 am that put a crimp in my day.
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Old 01-20-2019, 03:15 PM
 
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I'm retired now, but when I worked I never looked at company emails or took a company call for over 30 years. And, that includes several 3-4 week vacations. I had several positions from salesman to North American Sales Manager to VP S&M. for small to Fortune 500 companies

(In case of a real emergency, which never happened, my secretary always could reach me. She only called once to wish us a Happy Anniversary

You need time away from work to recharge.

They will get along without you just fine
Maybe... be a key person can do things where others can't.

I was proud of my record in never having to cancel a surgery in 25 years on my watch due to a facility issue.... never, not once... sure things came up but I was always able to remedy...

It is not like this anymore... new owners simply said sometimes cases are cancelled... just the reality and they are OK with that... much lower level of readiness than what would have been tolerated at a small community based Hospital...
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Old 01-20-2019, 03:25 PM
 
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I am responsible for a certain number of customers. This is the first job in a long time that doesn't issue cell phones. So I put my personal cell# out there for emergencies. I don't want to hear about a disaster on Monday morning and my customer saying "I didn't know what to do!"
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Old 01-20-2019, 06:04 PM
 
Location: TN/NC
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I am responsible for a certain number of customers. This is the first job in a long time that doesn't issue cell phones. So I put my personal cell# out there for emergencies. I don't want to hear about a disaster on Monday morning and my customer saying "I didn't know what to do!"
I am part of an on-call rotation to where I have to call end users. The expectation was that we use our personal cell for this. I have a nonlocal number, and most people won't even answer a strange area code.

I raised hell over this. I don't want the general public having my personal cell to call with issues.
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Old 01-20-2019, 06:08 PM
 
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pressure?
none.
expected?
yes.
nothing is ever actually said.
but...
miss one and you are done.
the pressure is not overt.
the "reallocation" is.
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