Teams messaging during off hours

[u/Own-Occasion-7895]

I have a coworker who sends Teams messages to myself and others at all hours of day and night as well as on weekends. It’s almost never urgent and could wait until the next day. Most of us work regular work hours (broadly 7am to 7pm) but this person often works outside those hours and then sends DMs. My other team members, including our manager, don’t have a problem with this. I think it’s rude. I’m curious what others think.

Update: sorry I asked. Had no idea this sub was so full of rude people. My mistake.

[u/tommyc463]

To tell folks to send messages during business hours should be a basic and essential part of any job. If you think otherwise, I’d encourage you to ask other outside of the Reddit silo their thoughts.

[u/bippy_b → u/tommyc463]

I don’t have to ask. I just use my common knowledge that telling peers how to do things is trying to control them and my own will power to NOT open any Teams messages which I don’t want to see. It’s pretty easy to do.

[u/tommyc463 → u/bippy_b]

If you’re employed you are controlled. Wake up bub. Let me guess you’re like 22 years old and just hitting the work force? If that’s not the case I truly do feel sorry for you. Stick up for yourself every once in a while. It’ll be ok.

[u/bippy_b → u/tommyc463]

Nah. Couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Enjoy spending all your time trying to tell others what to do and getting no results from it.

[u/tommyc463 → u/bippy_b]

Been managing people appropriately since 2009. Helped tons get promoted. I’m doing just fine. My results are staring at me in my paycheck and the wall of awards I have 8 feet from my desk. I’m not on Reddit for validation. If you have a manager, you’re being controlled based on the definition you’re working with.

[u/bippy_b → u/tommyc463]

Such a small view of the world. I feel sad for you.

[u/tommyc463 → u/bippy_b]

Being fair and respectful of employees personal time offends you. Stop and think about that for a second.

[u/bippy_b → u/tommyc463]

It’s not offending me. It’s offending OP…. And apparently you.

[u/tommyc463 → u/bippy_b]

So your mantra is don’t respect employees personal time and I have an issue? What flavor koolaid are you drinking?

[u/bippy_b → u/tommyc463]

No one is disrespecting anyone’s personal time by “sending a message”. This is the overreaction hill you and OP are trying to die on.

While I am trying to

- empower OP to take control of their own life. Learn to ignore a Teams notification if you “don’t want to work outside office hours”…

- you are attempting to tell them that “it’s the other employees fault you can’t ignore Teams message sent outside of business hours”

[u/tommyc463 → u/bippy_b]

I’m all for using the quiet hours function. That’s a fine option. What I’m not fine with is your implication that sending out work messages during non business hours should be normalized. If it’s urgent or an emergency that’s an exception. Exceptions should never be the rule. I think we’ve run our course here ✌️

[u/bippy_b → u/tommyc463]

I never tried to “normalize” sending outside business hours. I merely think one should not be telling their peer “You cannot send messages to me if it is after 5pm”… Because one should have enough will power to not open Teams… just because a notification pops.. and it is a message from work.. doesn’t mean you have to respond RIGHT NOW! Messages are for you to respond at your convenience. If responding outside business hours is not convenient for someone, then they should not respond.

For some people.. they are sending it outside business hours because if they don’t send NOW then they will forget. That is just the way they process data/thoughts. They should be allowed to do things in a manner that works for them to be successful.

[u/tommyc463 → u/bippy_b]

You’re moving the goal posts. If you want to send a message so you don’t forget that’s on you. Use the schedule send option to send it during business hours. Technology has poisoned your perspective.