[austinheap]

After the first year of the pandemic I deleted all work apps off my phone — just remove the ability for Slack/Teams, GCal, Lattice, Figma, etc. to constantly badger you.

People will call if it’s actually urgent. But gotta protect/prioritize yourself in this new faux-remote reality.

[claytonjy]

I've waffled on this a bit. I joined a new company about a year ago, and swore to myself I'd keep work email, slack, etc. off my phone. I eventually caved because my boss expected a certain amount of "presence", and being able to check in and respond from my phone meant I could enjoy my coffee in the morning, run errands, take a walk, or do whatever else without being chained to my laptop.

A better middle-ground might be to have a separate phone, so it's only with me if it has to be. Starting a new job with this setup soon, we'll see how it goes.

[gwbas1c]

I think it's a matter of trust and boundaries with work. I love having work email and IM on my phone; but everyone I work with respects work/life boundaries.

It's especially useful at the moment, because I'm in a small company and we do devops.

If I start getting a barrage of work-related IMs after-hours, first I'll point out to the offender that I expect them to respect boundaries. Then I'll try to configure quiet hours. Finally I'll remove the apps.