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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand the panic over receiving an email in off hours.  It’s inherently asynchronous communication.  You’re expected to respond when you’re available.  [/quote]

+1.  Absolutely this.  I strongly feel that it is rude to delay delivery until the time that *you* think is an appropriate work time.  I know people who LIKE to get up at 5-6 a.m., spend time responding to emails, then get their kids to school and go to the gym when it's less crowded before returning to work again.  Who am I to judge that they shouldn't be able to do that because I am going to arbitrarily hold and email until 9 a.m.?  And there are tons of working parents that knock off at 5 p.m. because they want to be able to cook and eat dinner with their kids, but then will come and do another hour or two of work after the kids are in bed.  I think it's incredibly rude and contrary to allowing people to establish a work-life balance to use "delay delivery" on emails.  Let professionals manage their own work hours, please.

I do use delay delivery only for one client where the staff is collectively bargained, OT eligible, and not permitted to work outside 9 to 5 -- they have requested I delay delivery until 9 am for those folks.[/quote]

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