Separate the numbers. Put the office sim on a different phone if possible. Keep a private number not shared with office people.

But what if people keep on sending text on WhatsApp which remain undeliverable? 
 I did switch off my office number once on vacation and I got an earful that you should be available on WhatsApp even on leave.

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Hi guys I really need a help and suggestions I work with government client. The client and corporate team uses WhatsApp for formal communications. If this wasn’t enough, they also send texts during...

Hi guys I really need a help and suggestions- I work with government client. The client and corporate team uses WhatsApp for formal communications. If this wasn’t enough, they also send texts during non- working hours/days. Even on Sunday mornings/nights any day/time. I have Saturday working as client works on Saturday. So it’s like everyday work related thing pops up on phone. How should I deal about this. It gives me anxiety that I don’t even wish to touch my phone on off. I tried keeping WhatsApp off and phone on flight mode but then I also have number given to others like for online delivery,bank  and other important stuff. Please help.

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I am in 20+ whatsapp groups. Manager keeps on texting on group on Sundays as well day and night. Need to know community's views on this.

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Manager texts me on teams after work hours (we don't have login and logout) ,if I don't respond. He will text me on WhatsApp.
Do irritating,how do u guys maintain boundaries

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I know stupid question, but amidst all this WLB discussion I'm struggling to keep my work hours within working limits 

We start work at 10 am, ideally 8 n half hours is 6.30 pm. By the time I wrap it is 7.. 7.15.. 7.30 pm. Some colleague will need 'last minute help, EOD approvals are still pending, day end reports are yet to go from team etc

Then 7.45..8..8.30 pm boss wants to talk about important stuff that was missed during the day. If you don't answer on Slack, it will be on WhatsApp. And I'll be online on WhatsApp obviously, I have people to talk to. So if you don't respond, it's 'disrespectful'

Sometime, boss gets reminded of stuff at 12 - 1 am, he'll text 🙄 

I want strict 8 1/2 hours. How to achieve that?

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There was a couple of days of orange alert and heavy rains in Mumbai. Travel was hectic but some organisation including this reputed bank took coming to office commitment at another level! When delays are commons due to bad climate, the solution is to reach early!

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Do you think keeping or deleting slack off your personal phones gets you to better mental health and wlb?

Not only slack but any work related stuffs

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I've been thinking about how we're always connected to work these days. The line between work and personal time seems to be getting blurrier, with our phones constantly buzzing with work notifications. 

It's becoming a real challenge for many to truly disconnect and maintain a healthy work-life balance. 

I've personally struggled with this - just last week, I found myself answering work emails at on a Saturday, and it made me realize how much it's affecting my downtime.

In an age of constant connectivity, how do you manage work-related communication outside office hours? What boundaries have you or your company set to prevent burnout?

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Anyone who has done this and it didn’t backfire for them?

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There is a senior colleague from another team who calls me on my mobile or on whatsapp whenever I do not reply to him on Slack. Sometimes post 9pm. Even when I have set OOO status on my slack and teams. 

The reason I do not reply to him is because he wants favours for his work. It's purely a lack of skillset. He doesn't google but expects me to spoon feed him. I initially helped him, but he has taken me for granted. Eventually, I stopped replying to his messages whenever such requests came. I do not ignore the important requests. 

What do I need to do? Any suggestions?

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People are being forced to work on weekends in the name of "escalations". And instead of it being a request, it is an indirect threat. We are just mere freshers and do not know how to deal with this. How do we navigate this?

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