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Advice: Since my promotion, my boss has been contacting me at all hours

This week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray guides a reader in establishing boundaries around acceptable communication practices outside normal working hours

From a behavioural psychology view, the first month of a new job or a promotion is an opportunity to establish your boundaries

Dear Expert,

I was recently promoted to a management position in a large company. The new role involves making decisions, taking responsibility and working longer hours. I’m fine with that. But ever since I was appointed, my boss has been emailing me about work matters for the following day at all hours of the evening – often as late as 11pm. In response, I stopped checking work emails when at home. He has now started to ...