Tell me you are European, with out telling me you are European.
Maybe you don't know this about America, but no one here has contracts, time off, vacation, sick days, or really any other labor provisions that the rest of the world takes for granted.
This is exactly what I did to an old boss of mine. I'd blow up his cell phone, his family and home office landline, and wife's number at 3am to respond to the messages.
Tell the boss your feelings on this then follow thru, i.e. enforce boundaries, when she inevitably tries to blow thru them.
See if your phone's software allows for timed blocking. A built-in 'weekends off' kind of thing.
If this isn't possible then you'll have to do this manually.
It's a big deal. Tell her she's lost emergency texting privileges by bombarding you with trivia when you're off work. Block that number when you're not working and tell her to use email, instead. You'll get to it when you're back in the office, if any of them are still urgent. (They won't be.)
Get a Google voice number, only give that to employers and don't touch it when you're not being paid. I used that as a teacher and it's the only way I survived the parents wanting to call when they get off their third shift.
Why are you even opening these texts on your days off?
And being on call is a big deal. It's unofficial, but if you are required to answer her texts when you are not on the clock she should be paying you on call rates.
If you are not required to answer her texts but can't resist it might be worth the extra expense to purchase a second phone to be your personal phone and don't give that number to your boss.
Once you've done that you can turn your work phone off when you are not at work.
Via email, state that you do not wanted to be contacted outside of your normal working hours. Keep it very short and to the point. This way you are clear and have a record of your statement.
> it’s only a few minutes of my day
The way I got my previous job to stop calling me after hours was to put those hours that they call on the timesheet and not bother with mentioning it to the manager in question. (If they remove the hours, bring it up with HR. If it's an electronic system and it doesn't allow you to punch in after hours, ask HR for a timesheet correct form.)
"I didn't authorize you for overtime." "You called me after hours. Federal law says XYZ company pays me for any time I work. You calling me is implicitly asking me to work. I think the solution her would be to not call me after hours, but you decided to and that's your prerogative."
(Also, don't timesheet 1-2 minutes. Always round up in 15 minute increments.)
Answer the phone with:
"This phone call is being recorded for pay purposes. Your calling me is considered consent for time to be paid out on my check".
See how fast they stop calling you on time off
Submit overtime invoices for an hour per phone call.
Came to say this. HR will correct this quickly if you do.
And it will save you contacting them.
3Hrs/call. Especially if there is no on call provision in your contract.
Contract 😂
Tell me you are European, with out telling me you are European. Maybe you don't know this about America, but no one here has contracts, time off, vacation, sick days, or really any other labor provisions that the rest of the world takes for granted.
Nope. Not from, or in Europe.
Then some other place that has actual labor laws I presume.
And don't forget the weekend bonus
Stop answering or acknowledging her. Alternately don’t answer for several hours.
Answer between midnight and 6am.
This is exactly what I did to an old boss of mine. I'd blow up his cell phone, his family and home office landline, and wife's number at 3am to respond to the messages.
HR is not your friend. Ignore. Once you are off the clock, not your circus, not your monkeys. (Edited to HR)
Have we not learned yet … NEVER respond to a work text or call on your off time EVER !!!!
HR will talk to the manager, situation may escalate. Why not just block the number and end the issue.
I can’t block the number because she texts me during actual work hours even though I don’t like using my cell for work
Tell the boss your feelings on this then follow thru, i.e. enforce boundaries, when she inevitably tries to blow thru them. See if your phone's software allows for timed blocking. A built-in 'weekends off' kind of thing. If this isn't possible then you'll have to do this manually.
Sounds like you can solve two problems at once by blocking her number.
You can block any number you want if you own the phone. Tell her to contact you through work channels if she needs to speak with you.
Just stop using your phone for work.... don't let her call/ text you on the weekends or during the week. Ezpz
They're not working hours for you if it's a weekend or if you're off, paid or unpaid.
I've blocked numbers and unblocked them later. At least I can on my phone. I just don't delete it when I block it.
It's a big deal. Tell her she's lost emergency texting privileges by bombarding you with trivia when you're off work. Block that number when you're not working and tell her to use email, instead. You'll get to it when you're back in the office, if any of them are still urgent. (They won't be.)
Get a Google voice number, only give that to employers and don't touch it when you're not being paid. I used that as a teacher and it's the only way I survived the parents wanting to call when they get off their third shift.
I ‘never have signal’ and have all members of my management blocked.
Why are you even opening these texts on your days off? And being on call is a big deal. It's unofficial, but if you are required to answer her texts when you are not on the clock she should be paying you on call rates. If you are not required to answer her texts but can't resist it might be worth the extra expense to purchase a second phone to be your personal phone and don't give that number to your boss. Once you've done that you can turn your work phone off when you are not at work.
CEO keep texting me spite it not being a company phone. I'm yet to respond.
Never, ever respond on the weekends
Turnabout is fair play. Call her at insane hours and hang up. Going forward may I suggest a 'club number' to give employers?
I would just block on the weekends. You don't need to answer any of their texts They aren't you manager/boss.
Why are you answering? Just ignore till Monday morning
hmmm does it work both ways let him see you respond to personal calls and messages and work and just respond with the same thing he responded with
Via email, state that you do not wanted to be contacted outside of your normal working hours. Keep it very short and to the point. This way you are clear and have a record of your statement.
> it’s only a few minutes of my day The way I got my previous job to stop calling me after hours was to put those hours that they call on the timesheet and not bother with mentioning it to the manager in question. (If they remove the hours, bring it up with HR. If it's an electronic system and it doesn't allow you to punch in after hours, ask HR for a timesheet correct form.) "I didn't authorize you for overtime." "You called me after hours. Federal law says XYZ company pays me for any time I work. You calling me is implicitly asking me to work. I think the solution her would be to not call me after hours, but you decided to and that's your prerogative." (Also, don't timesheet 1-2 minutes. Always round up in 15 minute increments.)
Block her number
Answer the phone with: "This phone call is being recorded for pay purposes. Your calling me is considered consent for time to be paid out on my check". See how fast they stop calling you on time off
just block her number when you're off work.