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HumanOps: Etsy on how unclear workplace expectations contribute to staff burnout

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All IT managers would do well to heed this advice. Remember, burnout very often directly and indirectly impacts reliability.

“If you’re a manager and you are replying to email in the evening, you are setting the expectation to your team – whether you like it or not – that this is normal and expected behaviour”

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