Wally Backman -- Kicking it old school

[steve B]

I've mostly worked blue collar jobs, and more old school than new.
I had email before any place I worked.

Work time was work time. And I was paid for that time.
My time was MY TIME. If I was getting a call on the weekend or holiday or at night, there better be a very good reason. Asked to stay late, or work a weekend day? Sure, usually no problem.

And in things I was good at, I was VERY good. and not bad at things I didn't emphasize. (One place we were a distributor for referred all their odd calls or calls from people who needed help east of the Mississippi to me)

Being part of an old school industrial place that was too small to have HR, my initial reaction to a weekend call for something for Monday, maybe Tuesday would have been ..... "colorful" and probably not approved by anyones HR dept.
In many places, contact on a non work day makes that day a work day by law. Thanks for extending my weekend/vacation. And maybe giving me some extra pay. Now _ off!
Ok, wouldn't have told the boss that since my typical chain of command was Me-Owner. But there would have been a discussion Monday.

And no, I'm not and never was union.