We all work when we’re on annual leave (evenings and weekends), don’t we?

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This new WFH/ managing childcare life has blurred the lines between work and home. I do the school runs during my work time, so then I make that time up later on. My work hours are all over the place. I’m on annual leave today with nothing to do/ nowhere to go and so I’m catching up on work. Are we all doing this?

YANBU we’re all working when we’re on annual leave, evenings and weekends.

YABU most people are sticking rigidly to their usual core hours.

I'm with you OP. Working all the time.

I’ve been told not to try and make time up.

I did check emails once over Christmas, but that’s unusual.

My work doesn’t want me to be a wreck at the end of this.

No, not one minute extra.

Absolutely not. I'm not that important that they can't go a week without me. If I got hit by a bus tomorrow they would have to manage.

I'm flexible in when I have my lunch and if I want to go for a walk etc. But once I've done my 7.58 hours I'm done.

I’m been stricter with myself than I normally would otherwise I’d be working more than I should be.

No I don't check emails/work on annual leave. It's a slippery slope - once you start and it becomes expected then your bosses will expect it all the time. You need to have clear boundaries in place? Doesn't matter if nothing to do - have a duvet day with Netflix, bake or something instead - anything but work!

I'm doing my hours and flexing if necessary - like school run or whatever - with permission to do so.

I'm not doing extra hours at weekends or on annual leave.

Yes and no. I used to be a teacher and went part time so that I could work on my days off and thus have a clear weekend every week. But I was always strict on having some holidays completely work-free (usually Christmas and most of summer). It’s normal in many jobs but I think you have to draw a firm line somewhere. I wouldn’t want to spend annual leave working.

No!

I think this was common before COVID but now it feels more flexible as you might do the school run or walk the dog in "work" hours and then do e mails in the evening. I think this will change working practice for some organisations forever.

YANBU. I wfh anyway, it's often more interesting than any of the alternative ways I can occupy my time. My holiday year ends at the end of March, can only carry 5 days but I've 20 left. I might take a few days if there's weather suitable for gardening.

I don't work at weekends, but because colleagues are in the us and there are more meetings online now I quite often work into the evening. I've never been a clock watcher.

Nope!

And if I sign on when I’m not supposed to my boss tells me off!

I didn’t vote because I’m not rigid in my hours, but I don’t regularly work weekends / during annual leave, in fact, I very rarely do.

But in the week I’m not working 9:00 - 17:30, but doing my hours when it suits (which because I’m lazy is about 09:30 - 6:30 with a longish lunch break).

I do. The work has to get done, it's my job to do it, and the flexibility I have during the day to look after DC means I have to work outside of my normal hours. There has been a lot of give on the company's part too, so I don't feel hard done by.

The nature of the sector I'm in and the need to keep the business successful has meant that I have worked more hours in the last year than in previous years, but again, my job is to contribute to the company's success and this is what it takes right now.

Nope, I work set shifts. So I don't work a minute more than my shift, and no work to do at home. Same for my managers

Absolutely not. I literally didn’t switch my laptop on at all whilst off over Christmas. My annual leave is for me to get a break from my job!

Unless I'm on call, no.

The laptop and phone are off as soon as I've finished.

Yes, I’m in the sort of senior role where it’s expected and par for the course, even prior to Covid. However, taking the time back as TOIL during quieter parts of the year is encouraged, and working excess hours is discouraged at the lower grades in favour of allowing people to be flexible instead.

Yes I am.

The line between work and personal time has blurred with everyone working from home.

I've also noticed that I'm getting booked in for a lot of meetings after hours. Sometimes as late at 8-9pm when I'm meant to finish at 5pm.

I'm working from home and as my hours are all over the place due to childcare, I'm being pretty flexible as to when I get the hours done.

If I've got annual leave booked, however, then absolutely no fucking way am I working. I don't have my email on my phone for that precise reason and all my collegues/managers know that if they call my personal number somebody better be dying.

Also, we receive a bonus based on both the organisation’s performance and our own performance management reviews, which is an incentive to make sure the work gets done to the highest standard you can do it rather than just logging off at 5pm with something not finished.

Nope - I will not give one single extra second of my time to my employer.

Just because you can, you shouldn't as you are setting a dangerous precedent for future expectations. Work your hours and then log off.

No, I already work full time, when I finish work or if I'm off then I don't touch my laptop.

Absolutely not. But I can't work from home, so I can't do anything if I'm not physically at work. And I'm on an hourly rate so I work my set hours then leave.

It's usual to do overtime in my line of work. The only people who don't work extra are people on furlough.

I was doing extra pre-Covid; I'm doing more post-Covid. At least I don't have the commute anymore. Small mercies...