Boss continually contacts employee after work hours with non-emergency asks: 'I'm muting her number going forward'

Do you answer work calls after work hours? Every job requires something different of you. You have to set your boundaries where you can, or else you might end up in a situation you might regret. This is different depending on where you work and who you work with. The person in this story was fed up with the way their organization was running, and they wanted to set firm boundaries around it. Unfortunately, this wasn't met with a lot of understanding. They wanted to keep their work life separate from their personal life, which was a reasonable expectation. Their boss, though, didn't seem to think that was a good idea. When you're not at work, you're not at work. Maybe if you're a business owner or you have a really demanding job, you're used to answering phone calls after hours. But if you're just a regular joe and you only get paid to do your job, then you might bristle at the ask for more. That's what was happening here. This worker wasn't willing to do more than they were paid for. This is an understandable stance, especially when you can't actually help with the problem at hand. They worked completely in person, and that meant that they didn't have access to any of the necessar…

≈