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re: Friends you work with who care about the company
Posted on 11/8/19 at 5:41 am to FLTech
Posted on 11/8/19 at 5:41 am to FLTech
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It’s a business we all own and operate.
Selling Rodan and Fields is not a real business.
jk, I rarely discuss work around my family. My dad did it constantly and I vowed not to.
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Posted on 11/8/19 at 6:24 am to FLTech
Here is one thing you can ask yourself to get a handle on whether you should consider altering your behavior or whether the SO is being unreasonable: are you WORKING or are your merely taking about work? If you’re doing the former, then the SO probably needs to deal with it. Work is what makes the sale, buys the groceries, etc. Merely talking about work is not nearly as important and is almost always painfully dull to anyone outside the workplace (and sometimes in it).
Posted on 11/8/19 at 6:28 am to FLTech
I try to keep work at work, but if a coworker calls me with a question, I’ll answer it. My fiancé is also career driven, so she understands that conversations about work are unavoidable.
Posted on 11/8/19 at 6:32 am to FLTech
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It’s a business we all own and operate
If you were some office drone for a Fortune 500 company, I can see her point. Owning/running a business is really a 24/7 affair though, so if you have to talk turkey with your business partners, then so be it. Now, if it is an anniversary date or Christmas dinner, then she should be miffed...
Posted on 11/8/19 at 6:42 am to FLTech
It's not your problem. It's the problem of the guy with the bitchy wife. If he doesn't want to talk to you, then he shouldn't answer the phone. Don't change what you do for someone else's wife. He needs to handle his own home life, not you.
If he is really an employee of yours and not a partner, then you should tell him that that behavior is not acceptable.
If he is really an employee of yours and not a partner, then you should tell him that that behavior is not acceptable.
Posted on 11/8/19 at 7:02 am to TenWheelsForJesus
My job requires me to be on “call” pretty much all the time although 99% of the time when I get called it is very minor things. My wife has been a stay at him mom for some years and is now working on her masters. She knows that when work calls everyone in the car shuts the frick up, let’s me handle whatever it is for a minute and then move on. It’s part of my job and everyone knows the drill.
It’s really not a big deal.
It’s really not a big deal.
Posted on 11/8/19 at 7:04 am to FLTech
People need to understand once you hit a certain level work is pretty much a 24 hour deal
Posted on 11/8/19 at 7:22 am to SirWinston
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I would never willingly discuss work like this after hours unless over dinner with a boss or something
People who only work from 8-5 will always be an 8-5 employee.
Posted on 11/8/19 at 7:23 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
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People need to understand once you hit a certain level work is pretty much a 24 hour deal
This. If you want to get ahead and stay ahead then you work whenever work calls.
Posted on 11/8/19 at 8:18 am to DownSouthJukin
quote:Agreed, but this guy isn't "working" after hours. He's gabbing and reviewing his day with his partners. It honestly sounds like this is a new venture and he's super excited about it and can't talk about anything but work. That is annoying for others and hopefully he'll calm down and learn to prioritize. And hopefully one of his other partners handles the writing/communicating with clients...
This. If you want to get ahead and stay ahead then you work whenever work calls.
Posted on 11/8/19 at 8:35 am to Jon Ham
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Spouses do not want their down time/family time interrupted by random work shite that can wait for tomorrow. You guys sound like teen girls who feel the need to constantly text each other.
And you sound like a minimum wager who works at the mall.
My phone rings from 7 am to 9:30-10 pm, every day, for me and Mrs. Cane. We have business to tend
Posted on 11/8/19 at 8:39 am to FLTech
While I was in the Army for 20 years, when we were all hanging out, the conversation was either about girls or Army shite.
When I see those same people years later nothing has changed.
When I see those same people years later nothing has changed.
Posted on 11/8/19 at 8:51 am to FLTech
I left my family's business because I hated the constant work talk and everyone knew everyone else's business and had opinions and (usually} bad advice.
Moving on, I was always a dedicated nose to the grindstone type, and would willingly work late, and even up to 2:00am or so on projects. I finally came to the realization that work after hours was depriving me of life balance and time with family and friends.
Now, once I'm done for the day, I don't take work calls, check email, texts, nothing. I need to let it go. It makes my life better and makes people at work who are workaholics frustrated because without my input, they are forced to stop in their tracks. I tell them it's good for them and to stop and do something for themselves or others.
My advice? When you leave work, put it out of your mind as much as you possibly can until it's time to work, again. You'll be a better, healthier person for it.
Moving on, I was always a dedicated nose to the grindstone type, and would willingly work late, and even up to 2:00am or so on projects. I finally came to the realization that work after hours was depriving me of life balance and time with family and friends.
Now, once I'm done for the day, I don't take work calls, check email, texts, nothing. I need to let it go. It makes my life better and makes people at work who are workaholics frustrated because without my input, they are forced to stop in their tracks. I tell them it's good for them and to stop and do something for themselves or others.
My advice? When you leave work, put it out of your mind as much as you possibly can until it's time to work, again. You'll be a better, healthier person for it.
Posted on 11/8/19 at 8:56 am to NaturalBeam
"Agreed, but this guy isn't "working" after hours. He's gabbing and reviewing his day with his partners. It honestly sounds like this is a new venture and he's super excited about it and can't talk about anything but work."
Depending on the work one does and the level one occupies, it can sometimes be difficult to draw the line between what is work and what is just BS'ing with work friends/partners on matters related to work. But the OP should at least ask himself which one is really doing.
Depending on the work one does and the level one occupies, it can sometimes be difficult to draw the line between what is work and what is just BS'ing with work friends/partners on matters related to work. But the OP should at least ask himself which one is really doing.
Posted on 11/8/19 at 9:10 am to HubbaBubba
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Now, once I'm done for the day, I don't take work calls, check email, texts, nothing.
Must be nice.
Since starting a family I attempt to not check e-mails when I leave the office on weekdays (usually between 7-8 p.m.) and on weekends, except maybe Sunday night to get ahead of Monday. But if work calls (most everyone has my cell number), and I know it's not bullshite (I can usually tell by who's calling), then I answer the phone or respond to the text or do what I need to do.
Unfortunately, this isn't the 1980's. People expect a very timely response to their needs, and to stay ahead of the next guy you have to give it to them.
Posted on 11/8/19 at 9:46 am to DownSouthJukin
quote:I worked myself into a position where I can set the lead on my time. Plus, I'm super organized and can address most any issue at a moment's notice.
DownSouthJukin
Crisis management is what I used to do. Everything was a crisis. I had to learn how to change my management style and get better control of my time and I did it through very highly focused time management. I usually have to stay away from TD in order to do that or I can get sidetracked.
Posted on 11/8/19 at 9:54 am to FLTech
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I just got my arse chewed out by an employee calling me on car phone after dinner with his SO asking what time a meeting was tomorrow and she fricking unloaded on me. It was brutal
I guess my point is that America has changed. Soccer Moms are turning into Liberals. They don’t care about work, etc
My wife and I are far from liberals and I don’t enjoy my boss calling me after hours when a text or email would do.
I work hard and have an understanding that sometimes work does need to be done after hours but calling any time something work comes up is a bit invasive.
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