The After-Hours Email: Why Crossing the Feierabend Line Backfires
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Verständnis für die Trennung von Arbeitszeit und Freizeit (Feierabend) im deutschen Büroalltag.
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'Feierabend' means the end of the workday. In Germany, contacting colleagues after hours for non-urgent matters is seen as disrespecting their free time, not as hard work.
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