[forgetsusername]

>unless you were the only person in the company able...

As someone who is also in a position like the OP, it's always "life or death".

[d4adb33f]

Makes me think of the Foo Fighters song.

Wouldn't the rational thing be to turn off your phone when you take a vacation or even leave it at the office?

[dvtv75]

Why should an employee change their lifestyle while on vacation because their employer has no sense of fair and reasonable boundaries?

[d4adb33f]

Why indeed? Given the pathological situation, I would however take steps to protect my free time, if changing jobs was not an option.