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80 percent of Mexicans exceed their working hours and receive instructions or orders through mobile devices.
60 percent check their email up to four times a week after finishing their work day.
Thanks to the new regulation of the LFT, companies must guarantee digital disconnection, which makes tools such as automatic messages proliferate.
“Out Of Office” messages have become the preferred means of workers to notify your absence due to vacation or disability and make clear your right to total disconnection.
And it is that the quality of life, work pressure and burnout that exists in Mexico is so great that the millennials Y centennials Those who feel invaded choose more and more to leave witty and even aggressive messages to avoid being disturbed in their free time.
The Covid-19 pandemic left us many lessons about the labor market in which we operate, making it noticeable how hyperxonnectivity has blurred the line in which companies establish the limits of their collaborators’ working hours.
An investigation by Adecco, for example, reveals that four out of 10 companies in the world recognize that the functions of their workers have grown as a result of the pandemic and that 80 percent of workers continue to work after hours, in average, up to three days per week.
In the meantime, in Mexico The National Occupation and Employment Survey (ENOE) shows that close to 697 thousand 322 salaried people work more than 48 hours per weekwhich is summed up, invariably, in positioning the country as one of those with the most syndrome of burnout or professional burnout, because according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 8 out of 10 Mexicans suffer from it.
These figures are an example of why the Federal Labor Law had to be reformed to establish the right to digital disconnection which gives Mexican workers the freedom to refrain from participating in communications related to their duties after hours, whether through text messages, calls, emails or other modalities.
This regulation finally puts into focus the need to mediate professional growth with personal, family and leisure care, since the OECD Better Life Index establishes a minimum average of 15 hours needed to eat, sleep, socialize with friends and family, engage in hobbies, and be entertained.
Thus, companies and leaders in favor of “putting on the shirt” and promote “multitask and multi-hour” positions that force workers to attend to their duties “24/7” and deliberately omit this new obligation They will be fined between 4 thousand 811 and up to 24 thousand 055 pesosmuch the same if they also fail to comply with the maximum working hours or do not authorize rest days for their employees.
The best “Out Of Office” messages for Godínez
“Out of office” messages are increasingly popular among ‘Godínez’ people who seek to optimize their emails and leave a clear message during their vacations or days off due to leave and disability: Do not disturb.
Therefore, the automatic responses “Out Of Office” are a personality signature, since there is no established parameter, there are concise, witty, funny, offensive, aggressive and even sarcastic responses.
And it is that today’s philosophy prioritizes honesty over courtesy and work communication reflects the evolution and change of a professional culture that values productivity less than personal well-being.
This can be seen in the reduction of automated messages like this:
Hello, I am out of the office from ___ to ___ and it may take a while to reply to your email. If it is an emergency, you can reach me at ___ or contact ___. Thank you!
Now, in defense of this real disconnection, not simulated, the workers spread messages such as:
Once upon a time there was a person who was so, so busy, that when he saw the vacation period coming, he did not hesitate to take a few days off. Sorry, I already have my bags packed and I only had time to tell you that I’ll be back after the last week of summer. Thank you
For emergencies call 911, for everything else try Google.
We are all rolling on the road, but sometimes you have to brake. Anyway, I take a break from my activities and I won’t be in the office until ____. Soon we will see each other again to accelerate safely on the asphalt.
If you can’t think of this for yourself, you’ll have to wait for me to come back.
I will solve my problems from ____. Be patient and don’t look to the dark side, I’ll be back soon.
I don’t bother people when they’re on vacation. Be like me
I have withdrawn, feel free to blame me for everything.
On vacation, please enjoy your break from me.
See you when I get back from my break, if you miss me a lot, it’s time to give me a raise.
These are just a few examples of a labor trend that is growing more and more in the world given the need to maintain contact with interlocutors and leave the door open for the continuation of the business relationship, but also to enforce your rights as a worker, Well, although 73 percent of the companies assure that they are focusing on the well-being of their collaborators, only 3 out of 10 offer real actions to take care of their mental and physical health beyond flexible hours.
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