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Our Lack of WFH Boundaries Will Haunt Us for Years to Come

Eileen Wiedbrauk
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6 min readFeb 11, 2022

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It won’t be this bad once we’re back in the office

Changes at work mean you have to change how you guard your boundaries

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Published in Index

Index is a former publication from Medium about work. Currently inactive and not taking submissions.

Eileen Wiedbrauk
Eileen Wiedbrauk

Written by Eileen Wiedbrauk

Writer. Geek. Coffee addict. Former editor. MFA grad. Odyssey Workshop alum. Library fangirl. Escaped cubicle minion. Home cook. On a mission for better health.

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Setting boundaries is incredibly hard but totally possible. My formula for doing this is to be really good at what I do and then tell my boss that I can't be reached at certain times. I am a university instructor so I don't work in the summers. I…

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Twenty years ago the veterinary hospital where I worked acquired phones with two way radio functionality. That allowed for immediate communication, including the interns and residents contacting me at home at any time. It was always a valid call…

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You’ve described this so brilliantly, Eileen!

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