A redditor shared their experience of rejecting a job offer after receiving an inappropriate message from a manager during the weekend. The manager's behavior is seen as a red flag by human resources expert Daneal Charney, who warns that such requests may indicate future problems in the workplace.
The redditor shared that they replied to the manager’s message, but never heard back from them again. “I sent a text back along the lines of, ‘I find this to be inappropriate workplace behavior and am no longer interested in the position’ . I have not received anything back since then.”is done, few people enjoy thinking about work-related matters. Arguably, even fewer want to be bothered with emails or phone calls regarding work.
“It is ok for employers to contact employees over the weekend in emergency or exceptional situations which should be defined. Some industries or functions also have a more on-call nature. there is technology to schedule when an email goes out so there is no reason to disrupt an employee’s weekend,” Charney noted.
“Defining how you respect employees’ life outside work and having a ‘right to disconnect’ policy is important to attracting and keeping top talent,” expert saysDespite it being frowned upon, many superiors try to get in touch with their employees during their time off work. But in some countries, including France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, and Italy, such impatient employers can’t do much if the employees don’t pick up their phone or answer their email.
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