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Work phone calls when on vacation or out sick

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skinny
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Momma

Work phone calls when on vacation or out sick

Is your employer allowed to call you and/ or, require you to check email when you're out sick or on vacation?

Posted 9/23/09 10:44 AM
 
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ODonnell
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Re: Work phone calls when on vacation or out sick

Is he allowed by me? Sure. He calls me any time: when I'm sick, on vacation, at the weekends. I have a BB, so I'm always in contact, but I even have my parents number in Ireland in his address book so he can call me when I'm there.

Posted 9/23/09 10:55 AM
 

imthecindyofcindyandkevin
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Cindy

Re: Work phone calls when on vacation or out sick

We aren't required to check our emails but we do have access at home and do so usually 1x/day in case there's anything urgent.

Sure my boss is allowed to call me, we even have each other's cell phone numbers, but in my 6 years in this job it's never happened.

Posted 9/23/09 2:08 PM
 

Blu-ize
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Member since 7/05

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Susan

Re: Work phone calls when on vacation or out sick

when I'm on vacation I check my berry once a day.

Unless it's urgent I don't respond.

Posted 9/23/09 4:36 PM
 

MorningCuppaCoffee
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Allison

Re: Work phone calls when on vacation or out sick

They call sometimes if it's a serious issue they need clarification on.

I refuse to buy a crackberry though. I just don't want to be "that connected". And even though we carry cell phones for work, I usually screen most of my calls, and refuse to pick it up if I am driving during business hours.

I feel that it's very important to create boundaries with my clients as a social worker............even moreso with colleagues. Chat Icon

Posted 9/23/09 6:19 PM
 

LINewbie
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Member since 8/08

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LB

Re: Work phone calls when on vacation or out sick

Allowed to... but I'm also allowed to not pick up lol Thankfully I've never had a job where they can't live without me for a day or two.

Posted 9/23/09 9:28 PM
 

waiting4ablessing
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Re: Work phone calls when on vacation or out sick

we're not required to respond to work emails or phone calls when we're out. but i still do unless im away on vacation.

Posted 9/23/09 9:32 PM
 

Erica
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Re: Work phone calls when on vacation or out sick

DH gets bombarded with something work related 360/365 days out of the year. I'm used to it. I have to say a major perk of going to MILs is that she's in the middle of nowhere and there isn't cell coverage!

Posted 9/24/09 5:09 AM
 

GoldenRod
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Member since 11/06

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Shawn

Re: Work phone calls when on vacation or out sick

My boss *has* all my contact info, and I do check in while I'm sick, but he knows, and I know that vacation is MY time. I have caller-ID, and I use it.... Chat Icon Chat Icon He's actually never called my during a vacation, though. He's really good about respecting people's personal time.

Posted 9/25/09 7:33 AM
 
 

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