'I’m not going to wake up at 8am just to make sure someone doesn’t need their shift covered that day': Coworker sets boundaries with colleagues, they call her out for not covering on her day off

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  A woman looks at a text from a coworker on her couch at home

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• So it's up to you to set boundaries around your working life. You don't want to give too much of yourself to them lest you come up empty-handed. One way you can accomplish that is by taking your days off seriously. You should use them to fully unplug and reset, and not be worried about anything that comes across your desk. If somebody needs something from you, you can decide whether or not it's urgent. That's what this employee tried to do, and it didn't quite go over well for them. They were doing their best to protect their peace, especially because they were working two different jobs. But their coworkers weren't quite comfortable with that boundary setting, and they made that clear. But the employee was determined not to let them ruin her vibe and not to give in to burnout. Read on to see what happened in the story and see what other workers had to say about it in the comments. It's a good perspective on keeping yourself protected at work, and making sure your free time is truly your free time, and not anyone else's.

• I'm going to have a work life balance, no matter what.

  

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  A woman turns her phone on silent while on her day off.

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• Commenters came in with their support.

  

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  A woman talks on the phone outside, upset

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