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re: OT professionals - do you easily disconnect from work?
Posted on 7/6/15 at 12:25 am to siliconvalleytiger
Posted on 7/6/15 at 12:25 am to siliconvalleytiger
To be frank, you just perfectly described my dad. And none of his kids are particularly close with him as a result. Growing up, even when he was home on the weekends, you could never get his undivided attention. He was ALWAYS working.
Just make sure that you can really give your kids attention. It fricking sucked wanting to talk to my dad on a Sunday and trying to find the right time when he didn't look stressed in front of his laptop.
Just make sure that you can really give your kids attention. It fricking sucked wanting to talk to my dad on a Sunday and trying to find the right time when he didn't look stressed in front of his laptop.
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 12:31 am to siliconvalleytiger
My dad is a lawyer, and one of my strong memories of growing up is people calling him at home. Nights, weekends, didn't matter. Some of them weren't even his clients. It got to where us kids didn't want to answer the phone either, because we'd have to figure out if it was someone he wanted to talk to or some random looking for advice 
Posted on 7/6/15 at 12:56 am to siliconvalleytiger
No problem for me, but I don't ever have to take work home as I work in the ER. Flush the brain second I walk out of door and don't think about work until I'm going in.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 1:30 am to DaBeerz
You don't think about the people you encountered and what happened to them after you left?
Posted on 7/6/15 at 1:53 am to siliconvalleytiger
Nope. If I'm on my laptop, there is a 99% chance I'm working. I left that 1% in there because I still need to beat off.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 1:56 am to siliconvalleytiger
Being in IT and handling our datacenter, it is very hard to disconnect.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 2:05 am to siliconvalleytiger
I don't worry about it when I'm away. It's just to be able to get away. I feel like I'm burning myself down just to have nothing. I'll burn out soon enough.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 6:03 am to siliconvalleytiger
For the most part, yes.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 6:18 am to siliconvalleytiger
I don't get worked up about it but I don't disconnect from work. It's part of my job
I don't go on vacation without my laptop
I don't take a shite without my phone
I don't go on vacation without my laptop
I don't take a shite without my phone
Posted on 7/6/15 at 6:22 am to siliconvalleytiger
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have a hard time disconnecting on the weekends and vacations. I check my phone frequently and respond to emails over the weekend. Heck, I'm usually the one instigating them. I'm almost always thinking about work and get worked up about work issues even when I'm not physically there.
you would make a great business owner
Seriously, this is the mindset you must have, imo
Posted on 7/6/15 at 6:25 am to yellowfin
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I don't get worked up about it but I don't disconnect from work. It's part of my job I don't go on vacation without my laptop I don't take a shite without my phone
I'm the exact same way.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 7:02 am to SG_Geaux
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Being in IT and handling our datacenter, it is very hard to disconnect.
This is the case for me too.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 7:08 am to siliconvalleytiger
Get personality training at work. I can't remember the name of the program, but it told me what I am, and how to respond to different situations.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 7:13 am to siliconvalleytiger
I've learned that part of professionalism is knowing when to separate home and work. It goes both ways, don't take work issues home and don't take home issues to work.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 7:14 am to siliconvalleytiger
I am lucky that I can leave me job and not think about it at all. There's nothing I can do from home that can change anything at work.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 7:25 am to siliconvalleytiger
I think it is a good thing that work is always on your mind and that you are thinking through things, however be careful with instigating emails, that could send a signal to management that you do not know how to manage your time while at the office. Responding is OK.
My 2 cents.
My 2 cents.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 7:29 am to RedWineMeNow
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That just means you really really care which is a great thing and a sign of someone who either is or will be successful. Always do more than what is expected, and you will be a success.
I used to feel this way, but then I realized that people just take advantage of this. Sacrificing family and personal time that I'll never get back for the occasional raise or bonus? Then the first time I don't respond, or dont work a Saturday, I get shite for it.
I haven't had a real vacation in 5 years. There are a lot of reasons for that, some good, some bad. But I can tell you its weighing on me. I lost 6 days of vacation last year because of work. Its July, and I've had a total of 2 days off thus far this year.
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You'll need to find some balance in your life somehow by learning how to clear your mind from it sometimes.
This is a huge struggle for me. Between being busy, and not getting home at decent times, I don't have a lot of free time to unwind. I want to interact with my 3 year old as much as possible in the evenings before she goes to bed. But it doesn't leave me much time to do anything. Its really hard to disengage my mind at night.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 7:30 am to AUCE05
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 7:39 am to siliconvalleytiger
I have a difficult time disconnecting, especially since I work out of my house. Smart phones with email and laptop/tablets make it even harder than it used to, because now the only "escape" is by turning them off.
I will answer phone calls, texts and emails M-F from 7am-7pm during the week. On the weekends I leave my work phone on silent in my office, but check it for texts and calls every 5 hours during the day. I will only respond to these missed call by text or email.
I will answer phone calls, texts and emails M-F from 7am-7pm during the week. On the weekends I leave my work phone on silent in my office, but check it for texts and calls every 5 hours during the day. I will only respond to these missed call by text or email.
Posted on 7/6/15 at 7:42 am to siliconvalleytiger
I find myself in the same boat & have been realizing I'm at a but of a crossroads. I work crazy hours, up @4a, off @7p but have down time mid day. Have a 3 year old son & 1 in the oven. they come first, and I've been making it a point...buuuut I find my work has been suffering. In the next couple years, I'm either gonna have to hire more people or gtfo. Problem is, I've been in my biz for almost 20 years & don't know how to do anything else. Thought about going back to school for a while now, but can't pull the trigger cause I'm not sure that's the answer either
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