My boss in Tampa told me to stop answering emails after 6 PM and it actually worked

For about six months, I was always checking my work phone at night, thinking I was getting ahead. My boss pulled me aside after a project in March and said to shut it off completely after hours unless it was a real emergency. I started leaving my laptop in my car overnight. The weird thing is, my morning work got way better because I wasn't drained from the night before. Has anyone else's company made a rule like this that actually helped?

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smith.anna3d ago

Notice how many of us treat our own time as LESS valuable than company time. We'll answer emails at dinner but put off a personal call until "work is done." Your boss drawing that line FOR you is huge because it forces a reset. It's like permission to stop the slow bleed of energy that 24/7 access creates. The real win is proving that guarding your off time makes your on time sharper. More places should be this smart about it.

evaperez3d ago

My boss did that and it changed everything.