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Design engineers: Can you shut off your brain during non-work hours?

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VK3DRB:
No.

m k:
Putting your thoughts on paper is a good one.
Then you sort of have already organized them once and your head can give up a bit.

Miyuki:
I have completely free and random work time so I just track the time I think about the problem and report it at the end of the month  :-//
When Im in the mood to work on Sunday at midnight it's ok.
It works great if you have mood swings, so I can work every other week or so.

It is not applicable to all roles, but I think it can be fairly manageable in most positions.

T3sl4co1l:
No, why?

I come on here to find other electronics ideas/questions/info to displace work stuff from my brain. ;D



--- Quote from: Bud on June 13, 2023, 04:25:32 am ---Never take work home. Learn to draw the line. At my current workplace we have official "Right to disconnect" policy. It explicitly  disallows work related calls and emails after hours unless you are in an overtime paid support role.

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It's interesting to distinguish between, just what simmers in your mind because it does, versus what work wants/needs you to do (and, what work should be expecting you to do).  If it's just, going to happen, or helps overall, don't worry about it; if you're expected to be on call, or staying late, or people putting big expectations on you, demanding boss(es) or clients, that sort of thing -- that's paid time, heck with that.

Also maybe matters whether it's hourly or salaried.  If hourly, it's kinda up to you how you want to count that; salaried, it's usually assumed or included, but you might argue that's the case whether, for example, your contract has a one of those "all your creative output is our property" clauses.

If it's becoming a source of stress, absolutely; disconnect, turn off your phone, disable email alerts, go do something fun, whether that's as similar as working on another (but unrelated) project, or completely unrelated like exercise, socializing, playing games, etc.  Your health comes first!

And if their expectations are out of sync with yours, or your pay, or contract, well, that's a political problem, not an engineering one; make your grievances known, and don't be afraid to shop for a new job; you have no duty to them beyond what they pay you!

For my part, I've probably confused people every so often, as I have a penchant of staying up at all hours (as is no mystery if you've been watching time/date of my posts here), so occasionally send a message during off hours.  I should probably keep in mind more often that people may have email alerts on their phone or whatever...

Tim

dietert1:
I'd recommend Sudokus. For years i have been doing one each day. Just ten minutes to calm down. Or physical activity like tennis or soccer.
In my case a certain patience came with age. I learned that the first idea isn't always important and one better sleeps a night or two to find a good solution. Help is required if one can't sleep any more.

Regards, Dieter

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