✳️ Acknowledge the message: Respond politely, letting them know you’ve seen it without committing to immediate action. ✳️ Set expectations: Clearly state your working hours and when you’ll be able to address the matter. ✳️ Use automated replies: Set up an out-of-office or after-hours response to manage expectations in advance. ✳️ Offer alternatives: If urgent, suggest other resources or colleagues who can assist. ✳️ Communicate proactively: Inform your team about your availability to minimize after-hours messages.

I generally avoid responding to messages outside of working hours. However, I make exceptions for truly critical or urgent situations. In such cases, my colleagues know it’s best to give me a call. Otherwise, I’ll address the message first thing the next morning. 😊

I really like the answers that have already been shared - especially about assuming best intentions and nicely sharing boundaries. One thing I would add: If you can help to establish communication norms in your team/organization, it can go a long way, as many people have different working patterns. That might look like "email has an SLA of two business days; slack has an SLA of one business day; if you have a truly urgent message and it is outside of normal working hours, you can text, and the SLA is 2 hours for that. Texting must be saved to truly important and urgent issues." Then you'll know that emails and slacks are not meant to be urgent pulls on your time - and everyone can feel confident that they will know how to get help.

Hay que entender que en la actualidad, los dispositivos portátiles, temas de logística global y por que no, la comodidad de desear respuestas inmediatas en un ambiente laboral exigente hacen todo un reto la convivencia armónica en cuanto a horarios se refiere. Convergen una gran cantidad de variables y en ocasiones interacciones más complejas de las que quisiéramos. Existen actualmente herramientas como las agendas conjuntas, entre otras, que pueden facilitar esta colaboración atemporal, sin embargo, siempre se requerirá la voluntad de los integrantes del equipo para llegar a acuerdos. Esa voluntad de avanzar en proyectos colaborativos conjuntos es el principal factor para encontrar soluciones creativas.

Pode-se adotar atitudes como: *Deixar os horários de atendimentos profissionais; *Informar diretamente aos envolvidos o horário de atendimento; *Responder sempre às mensagens assim que puder, demonstrando que está sempre atenta aos recados deixados.

Establish boundaries by communicating your availability clearly, setting "do not disturb" hours, and using tools like scheduled replies. Encourage a culture of respect for personal time while addressing urgent matters promptly during work hours.

Gehen sie in den persönlichen Austausch und klären sie mit den Kollegen* welche Sachverhalte wichtig genug sind, um sie in ihrem Feierabend zu kontaktieren. Stellen sie klar, dass falls keine Reaktion erfolgt, sie zu dem Sachverhalt zur Zeit nichts beisteuern können. *(wdm)

To establish clear boundaries with colleagues messaging you after hours, politely communicate your preferred work hours and let them know you'll respond during those times. If something is urgent, they can mark the message as urgent, and you'll prioritize it. Reinforce these boundaries respectfully to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Se possível, separe os canais de comunicação pessoal e profissional. - Não deixe notificações de trabalho no celular pessoal - Use o celular de trabalho somente durante o horário do seu expediente - Programe uma mensagem automática durante os horários que você está fora - Deixe claro para seus colegas seus horários e seu método de trabalho