All of my coworkers are happy to "hop online" for a meeting at 7pm or work on something over the weekend. They aren't being asked by our managers to do this and there's no extra pay, they just all choose to do it. They all work through their lunch break. I'm the only one on my team who doesn't do...
Sounds like you should potentially just block these individuals. If you are needed your manager can call you. Of course if you are needed, outside of work hours for work, you should be provided a work phone. You can also just silence the group message so you don't get notifications. I assume you have other means to communicate during working hours though.
I would ask a particular pesky coworker why they are not able to complete tasks during assigned working hours? You believe they are working overtime...how do you know they are not slacking during regular hours and then doing work when they want.
They aren't being asked by our managers to do this It's quite unusual for cattle to actually open the slaughterhouse door and walk in without prompting. Unless you add some context that explains why they do this extra free work, I don't see how a useful answer can be made.
Are your coworkers young and single? Do they have hobbies and commitments outside work etc.? What about you? It sounds like you've got a well-rounded approach to life and they are hanging all their self-esteem and self-worth off their job.
@paulj If you have an answer, I would suggest posting it as an answer instead of a comment. Although I can't imagine what asking your coworker why they're not able to complete tasks during assigned working hours would accomplish, other than to potentially create animosity (this may make more sense to do if you're their manager).
@paulj if that is the majority workplace culture there, going against it is probably not going to help, but rather just make the majority feel threatened and lead to escalation...
You are doin the right thing and it will influence the culture if less people are ok with meeting off-hours. Those crunch modes are not sustainable so you do your company a service, however this does not mean others repeat you for that and it mehr very well be deterimenet to your career at that company. So if you can’t change your organisation, change it,
If EVERYONE is doing this except you, are you sure you are working at the correct place? Obviously you don't have the same mindset as the rest of the company. We need more information about your work-place, like country? start-up or big company? It just don't make any sense to me that EVERYONE at your company are ok with this except you. Seems there is something missing, like they get stock options or any other benefit of being so engaged.
We had to give our phone numbers out for emergencies → is this a legal requirement? Otherwise, why did you give your number? If you gave it and now regret it, change your number.
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