'Now, my email notifications are muted': Employee scolded for leaving early, gets revenge by going off the grid after hours

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    Font - My work hours are 830am-5pm no exceptions? you got it S OC So, I work in the entertainment sector in an office setting. Sometimes the work around here slows when we get ahead of projects. Some of us live 45 mins to an hour away from the shop so we would come in a few mins late and maybe leave 5 to 10 mins early to get a start of the traffic/not watch the clock.
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    Font - There's times when you come to a check point in your work and it wouldn't make sense to start up the next part since you leave in 10 mins. the Vice President of the company said if we keep doing this we will be written up. That we are to be at our desks at 830am and to not leave until 5pm. All of us would answer calls and respond to work emails passed 5. Myself, I would return calls and emails until 7pm on the weekdays and monitor my email over the weekend.
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    Font - Once the VP shifted to such rigid stance on work hours we did as well! Now, my email notifications are muted from 5:01 to 830. And completely turned off on the weekends. I showed my coworkers how to do the same thing via their outlook. Now, we all leave at 5 but refuse to do any work outside our scheduled hours.
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    Font - The Vp is famous for sending emails and texts after work hours and has become frustrated that he doesn't hear back until the next day or maybe even the following Monday! Absolutely burns him up. He said we should be monitoring our emails after work incase of an emergency. I simply said what he said. My work hours are from 830am to 5pm. Nothing more nothing less.
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    Font - So over 15 mins of work presence he has lost all outside work hour support. Everyone refuses to answer emails after 5 or on the weekends. He hates it but still hasn't budged. Just keeps saying how we need to be more company focused. I was! Until you decided me leaving ten minutes early was an issue and I decided that I would follow his example. 830 to 5. You get what you wish for.
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    Font - talibob +3. 22 hr. ago Nicely done. If he demands rigidity then he doesn't get to complain about your lack of flexibility. Can't have it both ways!
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    Font - UnkemptChipmunk. 21 hr. ago The problem is that his type have been having it both ways for decades. It's been a rough time for boomer management types the past couple years.
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    Font - Pineapple_Spenstar. 18 hr. ago My salesperson is expected to respond to customers after work hours if it's something reasonable (e.g. texting/emailing them back when they have a uick question or want to move forward), but seeing as she's 100% commission she's glad to do it. That being said, she also gets to set her own schedule. If she wants to be home by 2 PM every day, that's her prerogative. As long as she gets her work done and hits her numbers idgaf
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    Smile - Technical_Lawbster. 22 hr. ago I love this!!!! Contract works both ways. You have my admiration.
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    Font - Gloglibologna OP 22 hr. ago. edited 21 hr. ago Not to mention there are times where we are focused and enveloped in our work and work past 5. He never had an issue with that. But you better not leave 5 mins early! I appreciate it! It's hard to not feel intimidated and to give in but so far, out of 15 people we have all held strong.
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    Font - Gloglibologna OP · 21 hr. ago Really hoping they gain some sense and slack off on the rigidness. I'm more than willing to work, I've been promoted several times because of my work. But for f sake if we are just watching the clock because we are caught up what is the point? For him, it's power. He needs to be able to doing your door open and drill you with questions whenever the need arises.
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    Font - Gloglibologna OP. 20 hr. ago I have a feeling the head of Operations, the next guy on the Totem pole, will talk sense into VP. He is a very good manager and is the only reason I have stayed as long as I have.
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    Font - He is usually the voice of reason when VP goes on his little micro manage kicks. Just hoping this is the same deal and things are relaxed again. I don't foresee myself answering calls and emails outside of work ever again though. TBH
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    Font - fiddlerisshit 14 hr. ago . Glad that you have some unofficial union action going on there. Usually there would be a few who break ranks in order to suck up for promotion.
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    Font - fuckyouimin 14 hr. ago Keep holding strong!! The only way a company stops abusing its employees is if the employees stop letting them. (And yes, nitpicking minutes here and there while simultaneously expecting you to go above and beyond is an abuse of power. Goodwill needs to be a 2-way street.) You guys are totally in the right - legally, morally, and in every other way. And employees standing up for themselves (and each other) is how you fix a broken system. Stay strong OP!

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