When someone comes to me with some urgent* request 10 minutes before I leave

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rtxn@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y (2 replies)

"Did you open a ticket? No? Then it didn't happen. Have a good weekend."

Entropywins@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Fast forward to Saturday and I get called in to fix the issue

rtxn@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

If they're willing to pay the +100% weekend overtime*, I'm happy to do it. If they've opened a ticket, that is.

* contingent on living in a country with actual labour laws

Relax, don't do it. When you wanna, go do it.

Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.

... Is what I told my team to say. I always ended up giving in.