I work as a project manager for property projects in the US for EV Ops. The nature of my work (dealing with construction contractors, furniture installers etc) means that I often have to work before 9am or after 5pm, as well as on weekends (and generally be willing to take calls at anytime of the week without notice). In general I’ve worked more than 40 hours a week for the past year, but at no point have I felt like that was expected of me (and on multiple occasions my manager asked me to stop working more than I need to and to take more time off/rest more). My observation of work culture within EV orgs is that people are super encouraging of colleagues taking time off and that most people do take time off in a regular and healthy way.
Thank you, Kaleem! If you see this comment and are ok with sharing, what was it that prompted your manager to ask you to stop working as much? Was it just the sheer number of hours flagging to them as above “normal” or are there some concrete signs we can use to tell when others should take a break of some kind?
I work as a project manager for property projects in the US for EV Ops. The nature of my work (dealing with construction contractors, furniture installers etc) means that I often have to work before 9am or after 5pm, as well as on weekends (and generally be willing to take calls at anytime of the week without notice). In general I’ve worked more than 40 hours a week for the past year, but at no point have I felt like that was expected of me (and on multiple occasions my manager asked me to stop working more than I need to and to take more time off/rest more). My observation of work culture within EV orgs is that people are super encouraging of colleagues taking time off and that most people do take time off in a regular and healthy way.
Thank you, Kaleem! If you see this comment and are ok with sharing, what was it that prompted your manager to ask you to stop working as much? Was it just the sheer number of hours flagging to them as above “normal” or are there some concrete signs we can use to tell when others should take a break of some kind?