Be honest! Do you work on the weekends?
Gizem Nur Keskin
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Even though I am aware of the importance of the work-life balance, I sometimes find myself working on the weekends as well. Do you do it too or is it just me?
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Tori Lazar@tori_lazar1
Most weekends, I try to be completely offline - even from social media. However, there are stretches of time when prepping for big initiatives where I find it actually helps my work/life balance throughout the work week to take care of busy work/ ops on Sundays. But Saturdays are always 100% off-limits for me when it comes to working.
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I don't do work stuff on the weekends; however, I do work on pet projects, which I believe is very helpful for personal development.
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Everybody does...at least a little... I don't believe people who say otherwise...I'm being honest.. :-)
Sometimes
Almost always
@gizemnurkeskin I mean usually, I spend half days for work. It depends on work load, maybe 1 full day. Rest of time, you can take a rest or stay with family.
@gizemnurkeskin I used to work in startup which is pretty busy. We have to work harder to compete with others.
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It happens, as much as I'd love to spend more time with family at the weekends when something pops up I need to take care of it at the moment and can't wait till the next working day. I like to keep busy, to be honest.
Yes, but only when I feel interested in the task or aspired by the potential outcome of this work.
I try to limit how much I work on the weekends, but sometimes you have to make hay when the sun shines. I’d say I average at least 4 hours a weekend, but sometimes it’s all work and sometimes it’s none
100% - I do! But it’s a key part of my work-life balance. It allows me flexibility through the work week to be present for activities and drop offs / pick ups for my children. Juggling work plus 3 small boys means some weekend work is a great trade off for late starts / early finishes during the week 👍
I do work on weekends. I don't think it is an issue for work-life balance. What you do on the weekend won't have to be done during the week, so if the weather is terrible for the weekend better cut your loses by working.
Some Sunday afternoons I do. Not to work on an active task, but to research about an upcoming feature 👨🏻💻
I don't
I even took one step further and experimented with working less (yet much more productive) hours each day of the week and I feel much better, my output has gotten better and my overall ideas have been more creative while feeling less stressed etc.
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But I've achieved this also through delegating repetitive tasks, eliminating things etc. and by optimizing for wellbeing & health over fast results
Currently what I am struggling with the most is getting people who I work with to respect not contacting me via "personal" paths like Whatsapp etc. outside working hours. Does anyone have a good & easy solution to that?
@cagdas_ken_demirel Delegating is something I struggle with a lot actually! I like having responsibilities even though I may need 48 hours a day to complete them!
It has been proven by so many studies that working less actually means working more, producing more quality work. So, maybe we should all try the 4-day work week trend!!
Maybe you should clearly and directly point out that you don't want to be connected on the weekends. If that doesn't get people understand your intention, I don't know what will.
Yes but few hours. When "work" is your purpose or mission then it is much easier and even funnier than if you need to work for making a living during the weekend.
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At the beginning of my startup, I used to work aggressively on weekends too, but soon I realized that I was just burning myself out. Today, I don't open the system on the weekend unless it is really of that much importance.
@qudsia_ali Did someone say work-life balance?? Great for you!!!
Think about what I need to do - yes, pretty much throughout the weekend.
Do I actually do it? Well, I feel like I stress about it more than actually take action.
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Sometimes...
I try to rest on the weekend. A lot of the work comes from not working because our minds can make unique subconscious connections when we aren't focused.
But somedays, I work a bit on Saturday, but never at 100%,