I can certainly see the advantages of doing that. For one thing, you can respond to urgent messages right away.

But, of course, not all work-related email is of an uplifting nature. And some people don't wish to pollute their off hours by calling up job-related complaints, grousing and general soul-sucking workplace bad vibes.

Still, you have to admit that those who check work email during off hours and over the weekend do protect themselves in one regard. Their approach would seem to lessen the likelihood that Monday mornings would be a horror show of email anger and general discontent.

Though, I suppose, if your workplace email is all sunshine and lollipops, you wouldn't really understand.

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