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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yea I am expected, and do, respond to work needs outside regular hours.  I think it is part of my job as a professional.[/quote]

When did "professional" become equated with an indentured servant? I know many  many true professionals who do not deal with their job 24/7. And the rest of us figure out how to deal when someone is away, so they do the same for us. [/quote]

This.  We're all dispensable, and as a PP correctly noted, the positions for which presence is essential (e.g., nurses) are staffed by teams of people who are essentially interchangeable.  It's really not that difficult a concept.[/quote]

+1.  PP here who [b]chooses[/b] to be available sometimes outside of normal hours.  My professionalism is not an issue.  I am someone who, during work hours, always answers the phone, rarely takes lunch away from my desk and is always available. If someone thinks I am not professional because I do not immediately respond to a 10pm email, so be it.

I have had jobs where I was on call 24/7, worked on vacations, etc.  Frankly, I found that people contacted me because they could.  Their matters were rarely urgent and they did a poor job of filtering them.

Luckily, my bosses and colleagues all came to this job because of quality of work and life balance issues.  We cover for each other so that we can all enjoy our time away. [/quote]

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