Data analyst refuses to answer work messages outside of working hours, coworker 7 hours ahead protests when she won't respond to 'urgent' problem at 9 PM: 'On a random Tuesday I counted 47 notifications after 6 PM'

In this story, a woman was at her wits' end when a coworker in a time zone seven hours ahead of hers insisted on repeatedly messaging her after she had officially finished work. As a result, she decided to let her team know that she would be completely offline for work issues after 6 PM, and any emergencies could be dealt with over the phone.

While most who worked with her accepted her boundary, this colleague got upset when he tried to contact her about an issue he was facing and received no response, as it was late evening her time. The incident split the opinion of her coworkers, and she wanted to know if she was in the wrong.