Do you work on week-ends?
Daniel Engels
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There are only two types of people: those who work on week-ends and those who don't.
What's your choice?
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Denis Pimenov@new_user_11620223ff4de5436
I work on weekends. Not as much of course as on weekdays. But I work.
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@new_user_11620223ff4de5436 when a student, I studied on weekends almost all the time. And of course even more so in the weeks before the exams.
Yeah, whenever I can. Priorities are family and friends but any downtime I try to get through a couple of bug tickets or tidy up tasks.
@daniel_engels you're certainly right! I find if you can force yourself todo 15minutes, it can quickly turn into an hour or two.
I don't work formally on weekends, I only check quickly online campaigns results. There can be sometimes ad accounts errors or something like that.
@sergul_sungur1 following ad campaign results is quite engaging. I'm often impatient to check them every several hours (even though it's absolutely not necessary)
Hi, @daniel_engels I used to work on weekends. Now, I don't work on weekends and I am glad I have time to focus on my skills and learn new things during weekends. What about you?
@tanya_kapoor I often work on weekends. Either I have something rather exciting. Either I have an emergency to finish before deadline.
Quite often, yes, and in all my jobs. And I have never been paid for that overtime. Let me elucidate… I love to work, and I love my job. Working overtime and on the weekends doesn't bother me when I have to do it. The most important is to remember to keep the work-life balance.
Form me, it depends on the definition of "work". As a developer I'm "working" on the same stuff as I would do while doing my job in the office (developing software), but more in hobby projects - not on the same projects which I do in my job.
But stuff I've learned from these hobby projects will find their way into my work projects. So yes and no (chose "I work on week-ends, occasionally")
far too often.. but I love it
Once or twice a month I'll spend a Saturday morning focusing on creative work. Usually something that's been on my mind for a while that I want to get visualised.
It's always been deep focus and fun, and arguably some of my best work.
There's definitely a calming no pressure aura on the day. Love it!
There are more then 2 types!
I personally shut everything down from Friday afternoon until Saturday evening or even Sunday morning. Those 25+ laptop-free hours really allow me to regenerate, rest and come back fresh and ready to dive right back into work.
@daniel_engels It shouldn't be! +this weekly "reset" enables me to come back full of energy and new ideas. Try it for a month and let me know if it worked for you :)
It depends on how we classify work on weekends. Working on hobby projects, yes. Working on projects related to my daytime job, no.
As the head of the marketing department, I often check for important emails on weekends too. But I don't bother my team or force them to turn on their systems unless it is very urgent.
I am totally in favor of work-life balance and know that every person has a private life of their own.
