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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this even though our HR gives regular updates about not doing this.

Ironically the people who do this most often are the men who work in technology, and who therefore should know how to delay delivery of an email so it arrives during regular hours instead of at midnight.

Fwiw these are never urgent emails, and very often any minimal urgency is caused by their delay.

How would you handle?

I don’t always respond right away, but if I see an email from work pop up, I’m going to end up thinking about it. [/quote]

Yes.  I have worked in different sectors- private, public, and non-profit/ foundation and I always sent emails at all hours.

You have clients and others who work in different time zones, there are emergencies, and many people work off hours.  I may go pick my kid up at camp at 5PM (after arriving to work at 8 am) but I’m signing back on at 8 once they are in bed and sending more emails/ doing work.

I am a woman.  My boss also does this.  Unlike her (who expects a response right away) my team and colleagues know I don’t expect a response after work hours, but I am so busy I need to send stuff out.

I used to delay send so it would go during business hours but there was an issue with it once so I said forget it and now just send them when I’m working on it.  I’m busy and get hundreds maybe even thousands of emails a day.  I can’t just leave them for business hours.  I wouldn’t get anything done if I did.  OP, if you have such an issue with it just don’t check your email after hours.  There it is now solved!

In all honesty I got where I am though by getting things done.  
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