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re: A new bill would make it illegal to contact employees after work

Posted on 3/31/18 at 11:12 pm to
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
30763 posts
Posted on 3/31/18 at 11:12 pm to
If ur on Salary, your always available.
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 3/31/18 at 11:39 pm to
What if my employee is hot and I have her Snapchat, when I'm drunk can I still snap her a dick pic?
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
Member since Jul 2015
12364 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 12:41 am to
i don't get work emails on my phone, if its so important then call me, if its not important enough to warrant a phone call after hours, i can deal with it in the morning.
Posted by Isabelle81
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Member since Sep 2015
2718 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 12:44 am to
Company cant get any free work out of employees that way. It is very abusive.
Posted by RuLSU
Chicago, IL
Member since Nov 2007
8131 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 12:47 am to
quote:

Most of reddit thought that the person who did answer the emails after hours or worked late was an a-hole for making everyone else look bad. They said it disrupted workplace camaraderie because of "that person".

That person shouldn't work harder than other people bc it's not fair that they have lives after hours.

I've been on both sides of this equation. Wanting everyone to settle for mediocrity is a childish attitude.

I worked in an environment where everyone agreed to "go with the flow." I got a less than stellar yearly raise as a result.

Asking others not to achieve what they're capable of to make your life easier is selfish as hell. I lost a full year of progress in my career by getting suckered into that mindset.

Screw anyone who whines about those who work harder.
Posted by Jackie Chan
Japan?
Member since Sep 2012
4898 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 1:16 am to
quote:

equired to pay an additional $500 to their employee.


I'd be a millionaire so fast
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
68365 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 6:29 am to
quote:

make it illegal for businesses to require that employees check their email or other electronic communication during non-work hours.


Yeah until you get passed over for a promotion because you won’t check your email after hours.
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
30323 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 6:53 am to
quote:

How about we let employers and employees work this out


Ludicrous. The government knows best.
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
88991 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 7:00 am to
quote:

If an employer breaks the rule, they'd be fined $250 and required to pay an additional $500 to their employee.


If there’s a $100,000 deal on the line and the employee is an integral part of that, do they really think this is going to be a big deal to the employer?
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77247 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 7:08 am to
quote:

Yeah until you get passed over for a promotion because you won’t check your email after hours.
Soon there will be progressive backed legislation making that illegal.
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
28010 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 7:22 am to
On one hand I like it. On the other hand the government needs to stop trying to get involved in everything. It’s not their role.
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
61165 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 7:24 am to
Damn!
I can now get rich working for myself!

Just send myself a few late emails and I’m finna get paid!
Posted by Mike da Tigah
Bravo Romeo Lima Alpha
Member since Feb 2005
61832 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 7:48 am to
This is not at all practical for everyone like myself who work from home and don’t work 9-5 jobs. It doesn’t shut off, and if it did, then my competition will pick up the slack and I lose. I think the thing is to be respectful and limit all that stuff to really important emails and such. Like most things, it’s about balance.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
298905 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 7:50 am to
I think France did this, and American progressives wish we were France without all the white men, so it will happen here.
Posted by IL Duce
Member since May 2009
239 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 7:58 am to
Who's paying for the cell phone? Is it a company phone?
Posted by dale10
The Red Stick
Member since May 2006
975 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 8:01 am to
Yes, I’m pretty sure this is a law in France.

My company would not be able to afford me because I send a pile of emails and make plenty calls after work hours. Never once have I heard a complaint because I have a team that cares on how we perform. Governments has no business in this area ( and many others.)
Posted by Gusoline
Jacksonville, NC
Member since Dec 2013
10920 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 8:11 am to
quote:

Most of reddit thought that the person who did answer the emails after hours or worked late was an a-hole for making everyone else look bad. They said it disrupted workplace camaraderie because of "that person".

That person shouldn't work harder than other people bc it's not fair that they have lives after hours.


Welcome to my life as a union worker.

Got a " commitment to excellence" award at our quarterly huddle Friday and got mean mugged by 300 people, all thinking " kiss arse" or " suck up" for getting something I didn't even strive for.

My bad my boss knows I give a frick more than you scum.

Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 8:13 am to
fricking millennials are ruining this country
Posted by tylercsbn9
Cypress, TX
Member since Feb 2004
66973 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 8:28 am to
How would this work for international companies? I get emails all night from China
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
72080 posts
Posted on 4/1/18 at 8:34 am to
I couldnt do my job (which i really like) if this was a law. frick them for trying to slow down my gravy train.
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