Messaging outside of work
Discussion
I thankfully have a job which finishes the minute I leave the office unless something catastrophic happens. I don't need to do any work in the evenings and I manage to fit all my work within a standard week.
I've had a couple of days off on leave (back in tomorrow) and a colleague has just messaged me and I'm guessing it's to update me on his week and the dramas that have taken place (I haven't looked at the message on purpose). This has happened several times, more recently he messaged me on a Sunday morning on a bank holiday weekend asking me if I would go to the office as he forgot to leave a key, messaging on a Sunday evening when he's returning to work after a week off asking what he's going in to on Monday etc.
Maybe I'm being a bit of an arse but it's not a mega stressful job, I'm not paid a fortune and to me messaging someone about work in their own time is incredibly rude? I would never message someone in their own time unless it was something extremely important (redundancy, death of some someone at work etc.).
When I'm in work I give 100% but once I'm out of work I'm not really interested in the latest office drama! Does anyone else have this problem?
I've had a couple of days off on leave (back in tomorrow) and a colleague has just messaged me and I'm guessing it's to update me on his week and the dramas that have taken place (I haven't looked at the message on purpose). This has happened several times, more recently he messaged me on a Sunday morning on a bank holiday weekend asking me if I would go to the office as he forgot to leave a key, messaging on a Sunday evening when he's returning to work after a week off asking what he's going in to on Monday etc.
Maybe I'm being a bit of an arse but it's not a mega stressful job, I'm not paid a fortune and to me messaging someone about work in their own time is incredibly rude? I would never message someone in their own time unless it was something extremely important (redundancy, death of some someone at work etc.).
When I'm in work I give 100% but once I'm out of work I'm not really interested in the latest office drama! Does anyone else have this problem?
Sorry I wasn't able to post due to new account rules!
Some of you have hit the nail on the head and the work shy comment is way off the mark. If it was something urgent I could completely understand and I would reply but a handover or discussion about a project is not something I would want to go over when I'm about to sit down for my tea.
Got no problem dealing with it (just ignore the messages), just wanted to get other peoples views as I would never message staff I manage on their day off etc. Everyone needs a break and why would I bother them?
The line of work people are in has a significant impact on this, as someone said some people have a big social side to their job.
Some of you have hit the nail on the head and the work shy comment is way off the mark. If it was something urgent I could completely understand and I would reply but a handover or discussion about a project is not something I would want to go over when I'm about to sit down for my tea.
Got no problem dealing with it (just ignore the messages), just wanted to get other peoples views as I would never message staff I manage on their day off etc. Everyone needs a break and why would I bother them?
The line of work people are in has a significant impact on this, as someone said some people have a big social side to their job.
I think the key thing is that we're comparing vistly different roles. I can totally understand some roles have a need to message colleagues at all hours, I'm fortunate that mine definitely doesn't and that's the issue.
As for their mental health/well-being.... If there was an issue during their week off I would deal with it 100% but if it's been a particularly busy week I look forward to my break at the weekend! There's no need to spend time summarising everything that has happened on a Sunday evening, it won't achieve anything and a handover on a Monday morning will cover everything. One reply creates multiple questions and before you know it you've spent all evening discussing work.
This is obviously a question which raises many opinions, I don't agree with some of them but it's good to hear different views!
As for their mental health/well-being.... If there was an issue during their week off I would deal with it 100% but if it's been a particularly busy week I look forward to my break at the weekend! There's no need to spend time summarising everything that has happened on a Sunday evening, it won't achieve anything and a handover on a Monday morning will cover everything. One reply creates multiple questions and before you know it you've spent all evening discussing work.
This is obviously a question which raises many opinions, I don't agree with some of them but it's good to hear different views!
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