Opinion

January 6, 2023

The case against OOO: why we should stop announcing breaks

Entrepreneurs must fight the pressure to be “always online” — for their own mental health and that of their teams


One much-discussed “bad stress generator” of today’s working world is concern about overworking, exemplified by sending messages outside “normal” working hours.  

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