Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has warned that late night emails can affect the health of employees. He acknowledged that the boundary between work and personal life has been crossed amid the pandemic.
According to a Bloomberg report, Nadella was addressing the Warton Future of Work conference earlier this week. He talked about the stressful work environment.
Don’t pressure yourself to answer emails at night
Nadella said that managers need to ensure clear standards for employees to “pressure them to answer emails at night.” Microsoft is also studying how remote work is affecting interactions to improve its Microsoft Teams platform. The platform aims to offer more than just video conferencing solutions, at least for its customers.
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We know the effects of stress on employees
According to the publication’s report, Nadella said at the conference, “We know the effect of stress on employees. We need to learn common practices, good old-fashioned management practices, so that people take care of their health. I can expect our people to get emails from CEOs over the weekend and not be expected to respond.”
work increases at night
He referred to a Microsoft study and said that one-third of employees reach their “highest level” of productivity by late evening, based on keyboard activity. Earlier, productivity increased after lunch, but their work increases significantly in the late evening, which can have a greater impact on their mental health.
On when the Microsoft CEO would refrain from sending emails over the weekend, Nadella said he was “learning every day.” He also said that employees especially in the tech sector want flexibility in their location.