Work-Life Balance and the Right to Disconnect During Off Hours

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@mattblom3990 2 ай бұрын

My grandfather was an old Dutch guy that was a VP at 7/11. He actually introduced some really cool convenience store innovations that have spread to all stores across North America. But the one thing you could not do with him is phone on a Sunday. He'd pick up and in a neutral tone answer the question. Then he'd tell the person who phoned him that if they ever called him again on his Sunday with his family it would be the last company phone call they would ever make. I respected that, though it should have included Saturdays too.

@jamiepike6909 2 ай бұрын

I’m a VP at a large bank and I refuse to have my work email on my phone or iPad. Not popular, but I expect a work life separation.

@SarahRenz59 2 ай бұрын

@jamiepike6909 Same here. No way am I syncing up my work email or calendar on my personal devices.

@mgguygardening 2 ай бұрын

This exactly. I'm an engineering technician, but also the office "IT" guy (I used to be a computer programmer.) I'll start this by saying we can see each other's calendars so we know when others have meetings, appointments, vacation, etc. On more than one occasion I've been on vacation, actually hunting in the woods, and my phone has rung or I've had "beep" messages from Discord go off. I ended up uninstalling Discord from my phone and let the office know that unless the server has gone down (which it hadn't in these situations) I am not to be contacted outside of the office.

@Chef42 2 ай бұрын

I wish I could like this video more than once.

@bpeters7854 2 ай бұрын

I once had a job at an insurer and I had a VP tell me that it is very important to "be in the room that you are in" . This meant that when you were at work - be at work! When you are at home - be at home! Wise words from someone who I dod nopt really like.

@Railblade 2 ай бұрын

Work Life Balance is definitely more difficult now than ever, especially when you work from home. Having an in-home office that you look at every day makes it really hard to separate "work you" from "life you".

@johnalwell5795 2 ай бұрын

Im a little older than you and you seem like a good guy and i couldnt agree more . Your job.has to be one part of our life but Not our lifr you re friends and loved ones are the Real important things . God bless you and your family .

@turnerkirby2508 2 ай бұрын

I work as a Sports Information Director and there aren't many "off-hours" but the ones there are it is crucial to shut-off anything work related because the job and the hours it entails can easily burn you out if you don't give yourself time

@EpilepticBob 2 ай бұрын

As someone who works in the Oil Field. Im pretty grateful I work a 8 Days on, 6 Days off shift. A week working flies by, but so does my week off. But my company does honour that system, my boss only calls or texts me IF there is an actual emergency. So I do at least get a decent break away

@akimomalrov3241 2 ай бұрын

You post this video, and today, i came across a news article that some 60 year old lady died, in her cubicle, in a wells fargo corporate office in Arizona, and proceeded to stay dead, and not be found for 4 days.

@Vladiator01 2 ай бұрын

Were a family is an instant red flag lol

@pstandlee 2 ай бұрын

Amen Shannon. I’m working 7:30 am to 8:45 pm and I refuse to work on the weekends.

@MilleniumFalconSuperCool74 2 ай бұрын

Preach it, Shannon. I’m in my 17th year as a school teacher in the US. I spent my own money for my job, worked 70 hour weeks for years. Felt tired and ached constantly at the end of last school year. Thought I was burned out. Turns out I have stage 3 renal cancer. Facing my own mortality, I don’t consider it time well spent.

@NJDevil1982 2 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear. Wishing you as much peace and comfort as possible. I’m sure you made a difference in the lives of many young people.

@MilleniumFalconSuperCool74 2 ай бұрын

@@NJDevil1982 Thank you for your kind words. I especially appreciate it coming from a fellow Devils fan.

@pstandlee 2 ай бұрын

Much appreciation from a fellow teacher. I hope you find time for what makes you happy and heal fully.

@thelovefromupabove7347 2 ай бұрын

All the support and love from Michigan. Your profession is tragically underappreciated.

@timmutohfan 2 ай бұрын

i watch lots of your stuff, i rarely comment, but i feel the need to say how much i appreciate this message. this also goes for the pressures of succeeding in education. education is important but so is living a life. "touch grass" isn't an insult to me, its a friendly reminder.

@romancravic2103 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this style video Shannon. Always fascinating learning about your philosophy and what works for you in life. Would like to hear about how you stay motivated and focused when it comes to the monotony of work and battling burnout.

@kevink6681 Ай бұрын

Work to live. Not live to work. I work from home, and once 4:30pm hits, I make sure to shut down the work laptop until the next morning. Definitely have to have boundaries for yourself. Part of my team is in the Philippines so they're about 12-13 hours ahead of us. Was very clear with them I do not respond to messages outside of my work hours.

@nuclearreactor395 2 ай бұрын

Ok the imperial guard fit and everything is absolutely sick

@JPMadden 2 ай бұрын

In the U.S., "tabling" a bill in Congress means to postpone consideration of it. I recently learned that it has the opposite meaning in the UK (to submit a bill for consideration). It seemed that Shannon used it with the British meaning. Is that how it's defined in Canada?

@MrBlazemaster525 2 ай бұрын

Considering Canadian Parliament is modeled on the British Parliament it's likely they use the British meaning

@Dev3000 2 ай бұрын

And with the work is a family thing, both my last jobs have been like that, my current one is bs, my last one that I was at for almost 15 years, a fast food donut shop, my 22 year old coworker died along with his 19 year old girlfriend in a fiery car accident, the store closed for 2 hours when the news got to them, and stayed open during his funeral, letting workers who wanted to go attend. I had been out with a sickness at that point for a couple of weeks, the manager text me saying that they needed me back, I told her I wasn't coming back, I was done. Unfortunately leaving them with no baker as I was the full time, and the guy who died was the only alternate

@NedTheBarbarian_ 2 ай бұрын

Ontario passed the right to disconnect law in 2021, nothing nationwide though.

@TheManny717 2 ай бұрын

In California, the gov just signed a bill not too long ago and is now law where supervisors and higher-ups do not have the right to call us during our downtime/vacation. That’s kinda impossible, considering that I work as a train operator and that very rarely do they call me, but on Wednesday, one supervisor called me and told me that I was qualified for what we called a startup: meaning that I would work on my regular schedule on one evening, and the following day, I would be training…for the next four years.

@jetswhiteout961 2 ай бұрын

I know some people at my work that have emails on their phones to always be updated, and I've seen emails being sent at very odd times, such as 12am or 6am. Or work being done when company hours are closed. I don't get this habit, I think that's really unhealthy to do.

@Malforian 2 ай бұрын

ive always lived to my work clock, once it hits the end of the shift im out of there, and on vacation i uninstall all my work related apps on my phone. You pay me to work X hours, outside of that i dont care what's happening at my workplace

@castleview3321 2 ай бұрын

The best decision I ever made in my life was to switch to contracting after 20 years in permanent employment. Paid twice as much and didn't have to deal with all the HR/Management BS. If they needed me to do anything extra it was very much 'Show Me The Money'. Allowed me to retire about 5 years early as well.

@philcarter2806 2 ай бұрын

Love this video!

@razvanzamfir1545 2 ай бұрын

I didn't know there's no such law in Canada. That being said, I always treated my time off as my own. Emergencies can happen but it must go both ways as well.

@Malforian 2 ай бұрын

Google "Hey THG, could you please make the leafs lose in the playoffs again, we saw this had good traction on your channel"

@SarahRenz59 2 ай бұрын

Retail work is one of the worst in terms of work-life balance. I remember a long-ago retail job where I asked my manager if I could have Tuesday mornings off so I could keep up with my music lessons. She said she'd see what she could do. When the next week's schedule was posted, I was scheduled for -- you guessed it -- Tuesday morning. It's like they're outraged at the idea that you might want a life outside of work and so you must be crushed into absolute compliance. Thank goodness I now work for a company that is very accommodating of our personal obligations.

@Vienna107 2 ай бұрын

I've worked in retail most of my life and this can be true. My experience was a little different. Being dependable allowed me to be able to choose days off that i wanted, but the trick is i think is to be dependable, but not to be an expert at everything. The more you know how to do, the more they will just expect of you. Ended up doing a manager's workload without being management at all. It's a shame that most companies will exploit you more the more you know how to do at a job. So I would work hard enough to be a key part of the store, but didn't show any interest in learning more skills than I felt I wanted to.

@Dev3000 2 ай бұрын

Every job I've had, I've refused to answer my phone on my day off, I don't answer my phone anyways, unless it is my wife. I've been pretty indispensable in the jobs I've worked, so nobody has ever said a thing to me

@charled3381 2 ай бұрын

The whole message of the show Severance.

@madeinedmundston 2 ай бұрын

i wanted to like this video 25 time! #WorkCulture

@thomaslangnickel-vw8fz 2 ай бұрын

Please be careful, wearing a watch is the first step in your list of things you are supposed to do when your old.😅😂😅😂

@Merlin_From_Shrek_3 2 ай бұрын

Hello Peter, what's happening?

@neeltheother2342 2 ай бұрын

On the point of the congressman running for the 14th time, I don't consider elected officials to be "workers" but that's me. Work creates goods, whereas politics creates bads.

@y6cd3sdzHs1g 2 ай бұрын

To explain the "bads", career politicians are mostly psychopaths and narcissists: those traits are incredibly helpful in politics, and elected office appeals to their natures.