Comments on: Email at dinner: when is it okay?

By: alanbaumbach

alanbaumbach — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:06:52 +0000

Would love to share thoughts more frequently but still need that voice-to-text machine we had said we needed earlier.

By: kirstenwright

kirstenwright — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:33:21 +0000

Alan,

I appreciate so much that you are sharing your thoughts! I have re-read my post and realized that it didn't sound exactly how I wanted it to. I 100% agree that the phone should never be brought out during family dinners, out to dinner or personal time with your spouse. However, I do have some nights that I have working dinners.

Second, when I refer to "employees", I was referring to lower level, basic employees. Managers do have more involvement.

Thanks again for your thoughts!

By: alanbaumbach

alanbaumbach — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:16:15 +0000

Kirsten—I haven't put in a 40 hour 'regular' work week in years. As part of management, I always got the after hours calls about something needing to be taken care of even though I was an 'employee'. Guess it depends upon your job definition.

By: kirstenwright

kirstenwright — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:51:54 +0000

Alan, to some extent you are right, people should come first. But, I think that “employees” are rarely on after they clock out…I know almost no one who is an employee that deals with anything work related after they leave the office. But, I know tons of small business owners who do, and do on a regular basis. I don't do it every night, but at least once or twice a week I am pretty much working through dinner and into the night. Once my business is settled and I can afford help, then I will be able to ignore emails at dinner.

By: alanbaumbach

alanbaumbach — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:17:14 +0000

So small business owners get special rules? I don't think so. Most of us these days are expected to be “on” even when we are not in the office or the hours are outside the 8-5 Monday thru Friday workweek. However—-The people you are with physically are always more important than the electronic leashes we have allowed into our lives. People come first!

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