My company doesn’t give us work cell phones, which I’m fine with, but after some bad experiences (including being sexually harassed by a client via text) I have taken the hard line in the sand approach of not giving my personal cell phone number to clients, or letting my work calls be routed to my personal cell phone. This is primarily to avoid having to duck their calls on my personal time – and I’m talking multiple calls and voicemails until I pick up. Because no one in the corporate world understands boundaries.
Today I was told by a senior coworker (not my boss) that this standpoint would “limit my career longterm” because I need to be accessible to my clients.
I’m accessible from the hours of 9 to 5 and that’s it. If you need access to me outside those hours, too bad. If having boundaries is going to limit my career, so be it.