Wanna.Be.Rick.Spielman

Account Executive

Valued Contributor

Are there actually any "corporate jobs" where people "don't take their work home with them"?

We all on here mostly agree that sales is not a 9-5 job. Whether it is updating the CRM, sending cold emails, or simply overthinking and worrying about deals, you are never truly "off the clock" as a sales person. But are there even any corporate jobs where people don't think about what tasks they have/projects they are working on at night?

My girlfriend is in marketing and constantly worries about campaigns she's running and the items on her to-do-list. My sister is a PM and is always working after hours to prepare for the next day and is always mentally strategizing how to keep projects moving along. My brother is in product development and will be doing "random tests" that pop in his brain even if it is late at night.

SO, I am wondering, is there even a "corporate job" where people are not worrying about work when they go home at night? Sometimes makes me think I should have been an electrician or something...

Are there "corporate jobs" where people do not take their work home with them?

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Chep

WR Officer

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Bitcoin Adoption Specialist

Def a mindset thing. The sooner you realize it's not worth worrying about your job after work the better off you will be.

Wanna.Be.Rick.Spielman

Valued Contributor

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Account Executive

You are totally right, it is hard to get myself to actually stop worrying about it.

ExtremeVibeChecker44

Arsonist

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Inside Sales

Having an unrelated side biz is a good way to force yourself to put boundaries on.

funcoupons

WR Officer

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Entry/mid level jobs like reception and administrative support, payroll, accounting (except during tax time.) Jobs where there's a right and wrong way to do things fall in this category, jobs where there's a lot of grey area/problem solving/etc tend to be the ones where we take work home with us.

Wanna.Be.Rick.Spielman

Valued Contributor

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Account Executive

good point. unless it is a role that requires being in the office or has strict guidelines that need to be followed, its probably impossible to keep it 9-5.

ARRyouReadyKids

Politicker

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Enterprise Account Executive

I honestly don't get the concept of work life balance (to an extent). Maybe it's a sales/customer facing personality thing. but we have a high sense of urgency and things need to get done asap even if it means working extra hours/bringing it home

canary

Praised Answer

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CRO

It's not even urgency - I get pumped by the hours, the accelerators, the big meetings. I actually read a very interesting article recently about this, albeit written in 2006: https://hbr.org/2006/12/extreme-jobs-the-dangerous-allure-of-the-70-hour-workweek

Incognito

WR Officer

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Master of Disaster

Yes. Small insurance agencies.

They absolutely keep their 9-5.

and max out @50k per year

Wanna.Be.Rick.Spielman

Valued Contributor

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Account Executive

LOL at the max out of @50K per year.

Tres

Politicker

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Account Executive

I think a lot of this is an American mindset (and certain other countries too). However, I know from living abroad for a few years that in other places they really do leave their work at the door and don't take it home with them.

Wanna.Be.Rick.Spielman

Valued Contributor

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Account Executive

This is what I've been hearing a lot. Wish we knew how to manage this better too.

Beans

Big Shot

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Enterprise Account Executive

If you want to be the best you've gotta work outside hours.

HOW you work them is what's most important.

Wanna.Be.Rick.Spielman

Valued Contributor

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Account Executive

Agreed. It is impossible to "climb the ladder" without doing work outside normal hours it seems.

Panda4489

Politicker

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Head of Some Shit

Not in Sales

Wanna.Be.Rick.Spielman

Valued Contributor

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Account Executive

true.

Blackwargreymon

Politicker

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MDR

Entry/mid level jobs like reception and administrative support, payroll, accounting

Clashingsoulsspell

Politicker

1

ISR

I honestly don't get the concept of work life balance (to an extent).

Prizrak

Politicker

0

Disruptor of worlds

Trust me I've done super blue collar and office. There's perks to both... But office is by far the best. For so many reasons.

Wanna.Be.Rick.Spielman

Valued Contributor

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Account Executive

care to share an example or two as to why? Honestly would help me a lot.

No_ty

Politicker

0

Sales Dir.

be your own boss?

Wanna.Be.Rick.Spielman

Valued Contributor

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Account Executive

being an Entrepreneur seems like the ultimate 24/7 job but maybe I am wrong

draculina

Fire Starter

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process development specialist

Yes. At least not as frequent. I wasn’t able to turn my phone off at my old job. Now, switched departments in a way i just leave my job at the office, come home, enjoy free time.

my hair literally grows back.

MR.StretchISR

Politicker

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ISR

Def a mindset thing. The sooner you realize it's not worth worrying about your job after work the better off you will be.

Mr.Floaty

Politicker

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BDR

If you know who they are and can find them on LinkedIn, I would reach out and connect and send a small note of who you are and that you're excited to work with them.

Cyberjarre

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BDR

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